Eating+Disorders+-+Causes



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 * Causes of Eating Disorders**
 * Psychological Factors** that can Contribute to Eating Disorders:
 * Low self-esteem
 * Feelings of inadequacy or lack of control in life
 * Depression, anxiety, anger, or loneliness


 * Interpersonal Factors**
 * Troubled family and personal relationships
 * Difficulty expressing emotions and feelings
 * History of being teased or ridiculed based on size or weight
 * History of physical or sexual abuse


 * Social Factors**
 * Cultural pressures that glorify "thinness" and place value on obtaining the "perfect body"
 * Narrow definitions of beauty that include only women and men of specific body weights and shapes
 * Cultural norms that value people on the basis of physical appearance and not inner qualities not stregths

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 * Biological Factors**
 * certain chemicals in the brain that control hunger, appetite, and digestion have been found to be unbalanced.
 * Eating disorders often run in families. Current research is indicates that there are significant genetic contributions to eating disorders.