| Often you see articles on obesity and the
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| | brought on through a feeling of low
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| health risks associated with being
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| | self-worth or body image. Like Karen
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| severely overweight. Carrying an extra
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| | Carpenter, a person who develops such a
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| 20, 50, or 100 pounds or more can put
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| | disorder may have it in mind that he/she
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| great strain on your back, your muscles,
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| | is fat, when in fact he/she may be at a
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| your heart, and even your mental health.
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| | normal weight/frame ratio or only a few
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| You might think it stands to reason,
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| | pounds over. Taking a diet to such
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| therefore, that if being obese is bad,
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| | extremes will erase weight, yes, but will
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| then the extreme opposite - being very
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| | gain health problems, including:
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| skinny - is good.
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| | * decreased blood pressure
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| Not really. We have discussed on this
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| | * ulcers
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| site the dangers of being underweight,
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| | * loss of menstrual cycle in women
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| and the health risks associated with
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| | * blood poisoning
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| starvation. When you develop an eating
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| | * increased mental problems like
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| disorder, however, those risks can be
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| | depression
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| magnified, to say nothing of being fatal.
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| | * serious heart problems
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| One well-known case of an eating disorder
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| | * decayed tooth enamel (from continuous
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| that led to an untimely demise is that of
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| | vomiting)
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| singer Karen Carpenter. Fueled by
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| | When a person doesn't eat, the body
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| self-consciousness and a desire to escape
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| | starves for nutrients, and will search
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| remarks of "chubbiness" that plagued her
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| | within for anything to keep the body
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| teen years, Karen literally starved
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| | moving. As a resul, other systems in the
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| herself, avoiding food and binging on
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| | body may eventually shut down as a
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| laxatives and other over-the-counter
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| | result, resulting in death. In short,
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| medications to lose the weight more
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| | anorexia is not healthy, bulimia is not
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| quickly.
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| | healthy. Though some people are
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| As it happened, Karen did not need to
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| | genetically disposed to being thin, not
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| lose the excess weight to be considered
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| | every body is meant to be that way. It
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| trim and healthy. Sadly, the excess took
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| | would be ideal, however, for every body
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| a toll on the perfomer's heart, and she
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| | to be healthy.
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| died of cardiac arrest at the age of 32.
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| | Weight loss is not about being thin, but
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| If anything positive had come from
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| | being healthy
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| Karen's death, it brought the plight of
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| | A sound weight loss program like the
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| anorexia nervosa and other eating
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| | Compuslim program should not be designed
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| disorders to mainstream consciousness.
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| | to help people become super-thin, but to
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| Now, one might think since Karen's death
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| | help people achieve their ideal weight
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| over twenty years ago people may have a
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| | frame ratio. If you choose to take
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| better understanding of such disorders
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| | dietary supplements to aid your weight
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| and work to avoid them. Unfortunately, we
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| | loss, it is important to adapt with it a
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| still find reed-thin actresses and models
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| | nutrition and exercise regimen that will
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| gracing the covers of fashion magazines.
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| | take off the weight sensibly and safely.
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| We still read tales of women and young
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| | To take supplements means you must also
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| girls who put their bodies through hell
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| | eat, and follow directions on the labels.
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| for the sake of attaining an ideal of
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| | Never take more of any supplement than is
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| beauty that few are able to achieve
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| | prescribed or recommended, and always
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| naturally. It is as if we have learned
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| | pair supplements with good food.
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| nothing.
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| | Lastly, never be disheartened by the
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| Two of the more known eating disorders
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| | pictures you see of ultra-thin models or
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| are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Where a
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| | celebrities. A positive outlook and
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| person who is anorexic strives not to
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| | personality is essential to make weight
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| eat, relying perhaps on mostly liquids
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| | loss a success, so remember that the
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| and diuretics to lose weight, a bulimic
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| | ideal glamorized by TV and film may not
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| engages in the very dangerous practice of
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| | be your ideal. With patience and
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| eating, then throwing up everything
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| | diligence, you can achieve your weight
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| before the food has a chance to digest.
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| | loss goals.
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| These eating disorders are usually
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