{"id":2405,"date":"2021-05-31T07:19:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T06:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2024-02-09T22:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:50:47","slug":"eating-disorders-in-pakistan-and-their-health-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/eating-disorders-in-pakistan-and-their-health-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Disorders in Pakistan and Their Health Consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Long before I had known what eating disorders are, this is what a casual me in my late teenager years would spend a weekend late evening like. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiptoeing towards the fridge and fishing it thoroughly to find \u2018processed, junk food\u2019<\/strong> to satiate my taste buds and cravings. Little did I know I was drawn to a vicious cycle of unhealthy eating patterns that continued for the next couple of years until it took every ounce in my body and soul to come face to face with it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An eating disorder is not a careless, irresponsible, or less-disciplined trait. No. it is rather a cry for help. Why? Because somewhere in you, food is providing you the comfort you need, or seeing it as an impairment for your body. So before you proceed with this piece, I want you to put your guilt consciousness away for 2 minutes and read without being tough on yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are NOT THE PROBLEM. A SET EATING PATTERN IS. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating disorders <\/strong>\u2013 scientifically also known as anorexia- have been in us (and with us) <\/em>for centuries. The first eating disorder dates back to medieval times (5th-15th century). Therefore, given the current fixation of how \u2018eating disorder\u2019 is just a modern escape for lazy lifestyle habits is eliminated when you explore historical pieces of evidence. We have been socially conditioned to look at food a particular way, and this is why knowing about eating disorders is even more important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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