There was this girl at my high school last year that most guys, including myself, found to be very attractive. She was only a freshman, but that is beside the point. At the beginning of the year, and even before the year started when I saw her at an open house or something, I would think to myself "Wow!" every time she walked by. However, as the school year progressed, I noticed her getting very skinny. Not only that, but her face seemed to become more puffy. I thought this was somewhat strange. It definitely occurred to me that she might have been bulimic, but maybe she just ate right and exercised a lot. Obviously the word got around that she was, in fact, bulimic. This changed my entire opinion of her, as I'm sure it did for many other people as well. I no longer found her to be attractive, but actually ugly. That made me wonder why people would ever do that to themselves. There are much better ways for one to improve their looks than resorting to disgusting habits that are usually very damaging.
             Every year there are millions of people that are involved with severe eating disorders. They can actually be life-threatening. Young women comprise most of the entire population affected by eating disorders. One reason for this is because women tend to go on strict diets in order to get themselves the perfect body. Researchers have found that such strict dieting can be the threshold of an eating disorder. The results of eating disorders can be very serious. For example, one out of ten cases of anorexia leads to severe consequences, including death from starvation, cardiac arrest, or maybe even suicide. However, people have increasingly become more aware of how dangerous eating disorders are, so they are more likely to get themselves some help. Although, people still exist who don't think they have a problem and won't get help for themselves. Family and friends can help the sick person recogn...