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The Problem With Food(Film)
The Problem With Food examines how real people deal with eating disorders. You'll meet councelors, parents and most important, teenagers and young adults who are dealing with eating disorders everyday. You'll learn from their first-hand experience and see how they are overcoming their problem with food.

Overview
The 1993 documentary film, The Problem With Food, hosted by Nancy Polinsky and Chris Moore, is a film helping viewers learn how to identify the warning signs, deal with the causes, & successfully cope with anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating. The film mostly revolves around three men and women who have suffered with anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and compulsive eating disorder and their struggles for recovery. The film is founded by the Jewish Health Care Foundation and view health care centers such as, Western Psychiatric Institute and St. Margarets Memorial Hospital.

Eating Disorders
for other uses, see anorexia nervosa (disambiguation) and anorexia.

Anorexia Nervosa is eating disorder that causes people to obsess about their weight and the food they eat. People with anorexia nervosa attempt to maintain a weight that's far below normal for their age and height. To prevent weight gain or to continue losing weight, people with anorexia nervosa may starve themselves or exercise excessively. Anorexia Nervosa usually occurs in teenage girls but can also occur in teenage boys as well. The fear of gaining weight is very common with this disease, leaving the victim obsessed with being thin. This disease forces the victim to starve themselves as a way to deal with emotional issues.

Bulimia is intensive eating followed by intensive efforts to avoid the repercussions of over-eating by exercising extensively, fasting, self-induced vomiting, and purging with laxatives. Bulimics lose control during food binges and tend to become completely overwhelmed. Bulimia is most associated with Guilt, secretcy, and depression.

for other uses, see Compulsive overeating.

Binge Eating is a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food.A binge is considered eating a larger amount of food than most people would eat under similar situations. Bulimics continue eating until you're painfully full. Binges often occur in private. Once the binge episode ends, the purging begins. This may mean heading to the bathroom to vomit, hitting the treadmill for hours of exercise, or not eating for long periods of time. Because most people with bulimia are of normal weight or even slightly overweight, it may not be readily apparent to others that something is wrong. The exact cause of bulimia is unknown. As with other mental illnesses, there are many possible factors that could play a role in the development of eating disorders, such as genes, certain behaviors, psychological disorders, and family and societal influences.

Self Image and acceptance
Eating disorders are majorly associated with self image and the acceptance of yourself. Self image is how you see yourself. This may be how you see yourself physically or your opinion of who and what you are which is normally called self concept. People who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, and Compulsive eating all struggle with self image and acceptance. Many developed their disease because of self image and acceptance issues.
 * How you see your personality
 * What kind of person you think you are
 * What you believe others think of you
 * How much you like yourself or you think others like you
 * The status you feel you have