Diala HaddadPeriod 5English 10HMrs. Curtis“Your body is a temple, but only if you treat it like one.”- Astrid Alauda. There are many ways to take care of your body other than neglecting it and depriving it of the essential things your body needs. Diet and nutrition are important aspects of overall health that are vital to helping maintain a constant state of homeostasis. The human body must consume a certain amount of nutrients daily to function at its maximum capacity. Not enough nutrients can be harmful to the body just as too many nutrients can be harmful to the body. On occasions such as holidays or busy workdays it is possible that you are not getting the right amount of nutrients, whether too many or too few, but this is usually not an everyday occurrence. Once overeating or undereating becomes a daily occurrence, the person is considered to be suffering from a disorder. Disorders like these are very serious and when they are too far away it can be very difficult to escape the disorder. Some people even link an eating disorder to quicksand, showing that it takes a lot of effort and is very difficult to break free from the disorder because it becomes a kind of addiction for some people. Many eating disorders such as binge eating, bulimia and anorexia can have harmful and very dangerous effects on a person. A harmful eating disorder is binge eating. Binge eating disorder is a disorder in which a person eats a large amount of food in a short period of time and experiences great guilt along with a loss of self-control that prevents them from stopping. Many people eat large amounts of food on special occasions such as holidays or celebrations, but this is not an eating disorder unless overeating becomes a daily occurrence. This... middle of the paper... tion for some people. Even though the person suffering from one of these disorders may think that this is the best way to be perfect, he does not treat his body like a temple but rather harms his body and mind. Although most people with eating disorders are women, there are undoubtedly many men who suffer from these disorders as well. Anyone, regardless of age, size or gender, can suffer from an eating disorder and it can be a decision that is made in the blink of an eye and although there are some signs that a person may have one of these disorders, it is It's entirely possible that a person you think you know best is keeping a harmful secret like this from you. As the years pass and the idea of ​​perfection is instilled in the minds of many, eating disorders are becoming more and more widespread and can affect anyone at any time..