News Article:
Anorexia nervosa — often simply
called anorexia — is an eating disorder
characterized by an abnormally low
body weight, an intense fear of gaining
weight and a distorted perception of
weight. Anorexia is a mental disorder
which affects your mental and physical
health.
“A person with Anorexia Nervosa has
not made a ‘lifestyle choice’, they are
actually very unwell and need help.”
Anorexia is mostly adapted through
surroundings and influences by
technology which forever shows the
“perfect body and life.”
Health Determinants:
a combination of several different
factors that may increase the
likelihood that a person will
experience an eating disorder at
some point in their life. The individual
factors are that it can be genetic:
The eating disorders anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa
traditionally have been viewed as
sociocultural in origin. However,
recent behavioural genetic findings
suggest substantial genetic influence
on these disorders.
The sociocultural factors play a role
in the development of eating
disorders, particularly among people
who internalise the Western beauty
ideal of thinness. Images
communicated through mass media
such as television, magazines and
advertising are unrealistic, airbrushed
and altered to achieve a culturally
perceived image of ‘perfection’ that
does not actually exist. Most
predominant images in our culture
today suggest that beauty is equated
with thinness for females and a lean,
muscular body for males. People
who internalise this ‘thin ideal’ have a
greater risk of developing body
dissatisfaction which can lead to
eating disorder behaviours.
Socioeconomic factors can depend
on the education you have. Some
people may lack the understanding
of how developing an eating disorder
is actually very detrimental to them.
Also depending on the income of a
person’s family, they might not have
enough money to afford quality food
and buy cheap foods that are very
unhealthy. This could lead to the
dissatisfaction of eating this type of
food as it’s processed which will
start making them not want to eat.
Varying on employment, some
people such as models will feel
influenced to not eat as they feel the
pressure to not eat anything
otherwise they will lose their jobs.
Environmental factors can come into
play without access to the right
health services. People won’t get the
help they need when they’re
suffering from an eating disorder
which will lead on until it gets too far
and it will take even longer to
recover. Within technology, cyber
bullying is a big health determinant
as being fat shamed will influence
someone to develop an eating
disorder as they feel they are not
good enough for anyone.

Funding:
The sooner you tell someone that
you have an eating disorder, the less
damage it can cause. The Butterfly
Foundation is great charity that funds
for Eating Disorders and they
represent all people affected by
eating disorders and negative body
image such as the person with the
illness, their family and their friends.
Since the Butterfly Foundation is an
independent, not-for-profit
organisation. They receive financial
support, donations and in-kind
support from State and Federal
Government, numerous individuals,
philanthropic trusts and foundations
as well as corporate partners. Due
everyone’s such generous
donations, they are able to keep
supporting people with these
relevant issues and you can talk to
them over the phone, chat online or
even email them.