Eating disorders arise from low self-esteem, depression and an inability to cope with emotions. The three main types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, where people restrict food intake and fear any weight gain; bulimia nervosa, where people go through periods of stopping eating; and compulsive overeating, where people use food to relieve stress and depression. Left untreated, anorexia and bulimia can result in death, so those with eating disorders need understanding and help to overcome their illness.

1. Exercise 5.
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
Teenagers today undergo a lot of pressure. This can be due to examinations, parents’
expectations and the problems of growing up. For those who are unable to handle the
stress, they turn to drugs, bad company and even end up suffering from eating disorders.
An eating disorder may be an expression of something that the individual has no
other way of expressing. Some of the underlying issues that are associated with an eating
disorder include low self-esteem, depression, feelings of loss of control, feelings of
worthlessness, identity concerns, family communication problems and an inability to
cope with emotions.
Eating disorders are usually divided into three categories; namely, anorexia nervosa,
bulimia nervosa and compulsive overeating. Anorexia is a disorder where the main
characteristic is the restriction of food and the refusal to maintain a minimal normal body
weight. Any actual gain or even perceived gain of weight is met with intense fear by the
anorexic. Bulimia is a situation where a person stops eating for long periods. If both these
illnesses are untreated, they will result in death. Compulsive eaters use food as relief for
stress and depression. People with eating disorders need others to understand them and
help them to overcome their illness.
Rewrite the passage above on the three types of eating disorders.
* in not more than 60 words including the 10 words given below
* in continuous writing form
* in ONE paragraph
* in your own words as far as possible
Begin as follows:
Eating disorders arise from low self-esteem, depression and an inability…