it is believed that compulsive eating is the lowest ranked of any addiction there is to be (Moran, 2012). People in today's society do not recognize it as an actual dysfunction. If it was more verbally expressed and people were to openly admit to it more often it might be taken more seriously. In younger generations it is looked upon as a joke. Children and teenagers pick on their peers who physically look as if they have an eating disorder. Doing so does not only cause pain mentally to this child, but also compels him/her to want to eat more, only to hide from their underlying problem. This not only worsens the
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