IELTS writing task 2 / 아이엘츠 / 아카데믹 라이팅
Nowadays overeating becomes a serious problem for the wealthy nations, a problem that is even greater than hunger to others. Why is this happening? What can be the solutions?
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Nowadays, overeating has become a severe issue in developed countries, which is sometimes more serious than hunger in poverty-stricken countries. In this essay, I will present causes of this phenomenon and some solutions to those problems.
Compulsive eating can be caused by internal and external factors. Internal factors are related to psychological issues, such as emotional disorder. Studies about binge eaters discovered that many of these subjects have suffered from depression or OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder. According to the studies, it is assumed that people with an emotional disorder tend to eat more than sufficient amount of food in order to soothe feelings of insecurity. Externally, what is shown by mass media often gives people some prejudice of beauty. This could lead people to have low self-esteem and poor self-image that could trigger emotional problems. As a result, negative emotions about themselves bring about binge eating habit.
There are some ways to resolve origins of eating disorder. Firstly, at the government level, images or advertisements that encourage people to think that being thin is the beauty, need to be regulated. There is an example in Paris. French government legislated a law that models under a certain weight could not perform on the runway or appear in an advertisement. As a result, compulsive eating rate among youngsters reduced. Secondly, an individual can seek professional advice on how to control their emotions and mind. Given that internal factors greatly affect binge eating, people with mood swing need to learn how to love themselves as they are and to cope with feelings that prompt unmanageable eating habit.
In conclusion, there are internal and external causes that have an influence on people’s eating disorder. These causes can be tackled by the cooperation of governments’ and individuals’ efforts.
[출처] Compulsive eating (비공개 카페)
