Who is at Risk for Becoming Anorexic and Bulimic?
Unfortunately, trying to figure out who would be more at risk for an eating disorder is like trying to fit a square peg into a circle. There are so many things that play into who might be at risk, and not all people who have eating disorders fit into all these categories. But researchers have identified certain characteristics and behaviors as well as certain situations that feed into the likelihood that a person might develop an eating disorder. Everywhere you look, you see a super-thin, sexy model. Think of it. Every billboard, magazine ad, or television commercial shows models and actresses who are thin, with every hair neatly in place, and the makeup impeccably applied. Researchers have found that the majority of young girls feel that this is the standard by which a normal woman is measured and that if a woman can’t attain that same look, then they are lacking in some form. This standard of the perfect female form has been around for the last 40 years. If you look at the sex symbol
