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There is a condition known as anorexia nervosa ___1___
which a
person eats very little because he ___2___ he is too
fat, even if he might be as
___3___ as a rake. After he has eaten, he tries to throw
___4___ so that
the food will not be ___5___ into his body. Anorexia nervosa is a disease because the person
develops a distorted view of
___6___ fat or thin he actually is. As a
___7___, he will
continue
to ___8___ himself of food until it endangers his
health.
Anorexia nervosa is seen as a modern disease because
today's culture equates
thinness ___9___ being beautiful. This
___10___ people who
are
fat, or even ___11___ slightly overweight, to think that
they are ugly.
By losing some ___12___, they hope to look better. The
only legitimate
___13___, however, for losing weight is for the
___14___ of
one's health.
___15___ from health reasons, one should learn to
___16___
one's looks as one grows older. Young girls, who are
especially susceptible
___17___ anorexia nervosa, should learn to
___18___ their
self-confidence in things ___19___ than looks. For
example, the personality
of a person is more ___20___ than his looks. |
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There is a condition known as anorexia nervosa
in
which a
person eats very little because he
thinks he is too
fat, even if he might be as
thin as a rake. After he has eaten, he tries to throw
up so that
the food will not be
absorbed into his body. Anorexia nervosa is a disease because the person
develops a distorted view of
how fat or thin he actually is. As a
result, he will
continue
to deprive himself of food until it endangers his
health.
Anorexia nervosa is seen as a modern disease because
today's culture equates
thinness with being beautiful. This
makes people who
are
fat, or even just slightly overweight, to think that
they are ugly.
By losing some weight, they hope to look better. The
only legitimate
reason, however, for losing weight is for the
sake of
one's health.
Apart from health reasons, one should learn to
accept
one's looks as one grows older. Young girls, who are
especially susceptible
to anorexia nervosa, should learn to
base their
self-confidence in things
other than looks. For
example, the personality
of a person is more
important than his looks. |
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