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Protective Dad, Anorexia Risk
Submitted by eric on Mon, 10/12/2007 - 7:55pm
Apart from there being no mention of the daughters mother being of any blame to why their daughter maybe anorexic, I know several young women who’s mothers still say to them, "your too fat" or "You don't need to eat that"... What about the media?!? The pressure on young girls to look like the celebrities in the magazines, movies and on stage singing is huge its what is made out to be beautiful, if your skinny too you'll fit into the celebrity life style... A father's relationship with his daughter may influence whether or not she will develop an eating disorder, researchers from Australia have found. Girls whose fathers exerted tight control over them were more likely to develop anorexia nervosa, while low levels of paternal care increased the risk of both anorexia and bulimia nervosa, but to a lesser degree, Dr Tracey D. Wade of Flinders University in Adelaide and colleagues found. On the other hand, high parental expectations, usually thought of as a risk factor for anorexia, actually weren't related to the eating disorder in the researchers' analysis. However, they found, such expectations did predispose girls to developing bulimia. These findings are reported in the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Read More... Serious! What a load of BS if one of my daughters where to starve themselves sick, I would become controlling just to get her to eat something, if one of my girls got like that it may have more to with peer pressure and the media image of what is concidered the best look to be famous and popular. What could be done about it? - Eric |
I found this report on a study done on the called effects controlling fathers may have on their daughter possibly having an eating disorder.
When I met my girlfriend, I
When I met my girlfriend, I thought she was merely thin. I was thin, too, so it didn't occur to me that she got that way without also downing large pizzas be herself the way I could. When I finally saw her body, sans clothes, I was blown away: She was not merely thin. At 5'9", she weighed a mere 95#.
That was my welcome into her world of anorexia... and her father. Anybody who saw her and discovered him without seeing the connection was trying too hard.
Probably the reason you didn't read about the mother-daughter relationship was because the mother's relationship is often merely the support of a dictatorial, unfeeling father... at best, a diplomat. At worse, an enabler.
Before shooting from the hip, might I suggest doing your own research? Maybe talk to those women in your life that have anorexia and find out for yourself what the reality for them is in the relationships with their fathers. My own experience with more and more of the anorexics I have met is that the relationship with the father really is a factor.
There are a number of ways
There are a number of ways to help prevent eating disorders in your children. You could lead by example and impart to them the joy of exercise. Always refer to people by what they say or do and not on the basis of how they look. Make children aware of how the media distorts our body image and propagates false ideals of beauty. Encourage your children to be active and promote their self esteem at all times. If you feel that your child might have an eating disorder, check out Eating Disorder for professional help and information on the various treatment programs available.
There is certainly a
There is certainly a connection between father-daughter relationship and eating disorders. In these specific cases kids may feel that they need to put more in the relationship and this is how they start wondering about they physical appearance, this is how they can reach an eating disorder. It's very important for parents to be aware of this risk, they earlier they learn about the problem the better can bring things back to normal.
If a women is Pregnant and
If a women is Pregnant and she is suffering from anorexia, what will be its effect on the child? Will he/she also suffer anorexia?
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