2008 Woodie Awards
Delta experiences Halloween!
Prepare to battle holiday bulge and avoid disorders
Pamela Kohler
Issue date: 10/28/05 Section: Opinion
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Halloween is approaching quickly, and sweets will be thrown in everyone's face.
Goodie bags from coworkers, friends, and family, snacks and candy set out for your consumption at all of the social gatherings.
Should you indulge in the sticky sweets or not? Not only do they blame these lovely morsels of chocolate and caramel for acne and mood changes, but weight gain as well. This is something we all seem to be caught up in.
Each serving of Snicker's candy has 280 calories and 14 grams of fat. Two Reese's peanut butter cups have 230 calories and 13 grams of fat. Not to mention the countless candied apples, popcorn balls, and candy corns that will be dangled in front of your nose.
Don't forget that after Halloween comes Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Years. This is the time of the year to gain your "winter coat." I'd love to say that all of these delicacies excite me, but the sugary food that is customary for this time of year is a big problem.
More pressure is put on girls to retain their "girlish figure." Whether it was your father poking fun at you for your "pudge," an ex who made a comment, or even that bully in the third grade who called you fat.
Women have enough pressure from the media and Hollywood to stay thin, add a thoughtless bash at a young girl's appearance and you could send her into a downward spiral.
Eating disorders affect 10 percent of female college students. And studies show that due to the secretive nature of this disease, and the denial accompanying it, the percentage may be much higher. Women who are in the beginning stages of the condition often deny they have a problem, until they are deeper involved with the disease, and only then do they admit they have a severe problem.
I use the word "addiction" because women who have been doing it for a long time don't even question what they are doing; it impulsively happens. There is discomfort when they have been denied their normal habit due to houseguests or staying somewhere out of town.
Irritability and depression often cause them to become introverted or quiet. Fifteen percent of women have significantly disordered eating attitudes and behavior.
Men have been affected as well. Studies suggest that five to ten percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are males.
I can't say whether the commonality of eating disorders stems from just one source. The fact that models are extremely thin could be one of the factors. A personal blow at their appearance could also be one reason. Each individual who suffers from these eating disorders is going to have distinctively different symptoms, and, in most cases suffer from severe denial for a majority of the time that they suffer from it.
Goodie bags from coworkers, friends, and family, snacks and candy set out for your consumption at all of the social gatherings.
Should you indulge in the sticky sweets or not? Not only do they blame these lovely morsels of chocolate and caramel for acne and mood changes, but weight gain as well. This is something we all seem to be caught up in.
Each serving of Snicker's candy has 280 calories and 14 grams of fat. Two Reese's peanut butter cups have 230 calories and 13 grams of fat. Not to mention the countless candied apples, popcorn balls, and candy corns that will be dangled in front of your nose.
Don't forget that after Halloween comes Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Years. This is the time of the year to gain your "winter coat." I'd love to say that all of these delicacies excite me, but the sugary food that is customary for this time of year is a big problem.
More pressure is put on girls to retain their "girlish figure." Whether it was your father poking fun at you for your "pudge," an ex who made a comment, or even that bully in the third grade who called you fat.
Women have enough pressure from the media and Hollywood to stay thin, add a thoughtless bash at a young girl's appearance and you could send her into a downward spiral.
Eating disorders affect 10 percent of female college students. And studies show that due to the secretive nature of this disease, and the denial accompanying it, the percentage may be much higher. Women who are in the beginning stages of the condition often deny they have a problem, until they are deeper involved with the disease, and only then do they admit they have a severe problem.
I use the word "addiction" because women who have been doing it for a long time don't even question what they are doing; it impulsively happens. There is discomfort when they have been denied their normal habit due to houseguests or staying somewhere out of town.
Irritability and depression often cause them to become introverted or quiet. Fifteen percent of women have significantly disordered eating attitudes and behavior.
Men have been affected as well. Studies suggest that five to ten percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are males.
I can't say whether the commonality of eating disorders stems from just one source. The fact that models are extremely thin could be one of the factors. A personal blow at their appearance could also be one reason. Each individual who suffers from these eating disorders is going to have distinctively different symptoms, and, in most cases suffer from severe denial for a majority of the time that they suffer from it.