In recent
times, more information has been given about how to better the
nutrition of children and young adults in this country.
Additionally, more awareness has been given about eating disorders
and how to identify them. Virginia M. Quick, Rita McWilliams, and
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner investigate the correlation of teasing and
bullying with eating disorders in their article, "Fatty, Fatty,
Two-By-Four: Weight-Teasing History And Disturbed Eating In Young
Adult Women." In the article, Setting policy priorities to address
eating disorders and weight stigma: views from the field of eating
disorders and the US general public Rebecca M. Puhl, Dianne
Neumark-Sztainer, S. Bryn Austin, Joerg Luedicke, and Kelly M. King
evaluate whether the public
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They are a
legitimate health concern because they affect all genders,
ethnicities, and age groups. Also, they are extremely harmful to
ones health, especially if one has a disorder, like anorexia,
bulimia, or a
binge
eating disorder, from a very young age. Rebecca M. Puhl et al.,
in their research article, Setting policy priorities to address
eating disorders and weight stigma: views from the field of eating
disorders and the US general public state:
Both the acute and chronic psychiatric and medical
consequences of eating disorders are well documented and include
osteoporosis, cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and
skeletal disorders, dental problems, nutritional deficiencies,
obesity, psychiatric disorders, and substance use.
(Puhl et al.
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When children
are first exposed to words like
nutrition,
diet, calories, or overweight, they may not fully understand
their true meaning unless the adults who are informing them give
them a thorough explanation of these words. Instead of just
identifying certain foods as bad or telling children to stop
eating those foods, more information should be given to children
about why some foods are healthier than others. Educators should
not shame children about being overweight. In his essay, Why Shame
Wont Stop Obesity, Dhruv Khullar says:
Shaming children and parents into losing weight is unlikely
to be an effective strategy. It increases stigma on those already
struggling with the psychosocial consequences of being overweight,
and shifts the focus of obesity control efforts to personal
responsibility at a time when, for many individuals, options for
improving eating habits may be limited. (Khullar 128)
Additionally, children should be taught about different body
types and body image from a young age; they should know that every
body is different. If children are misinformed about food and
nutrition, they can create their own ideas of what they need to eat
or what their body image should
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