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Once we start letting these thoughts get to us,
they affect everything: our behaviour towards
others, our character, our sleep cycle, our eating
habits etc.
People often restrict their food intake severely
because of an intense fear of gaining weight and a
distorted body image. This type of eating disorder is
called ‘anorexia nervosa.’
One of the disorders very common in today’s
While some of us would often describe Gen Z as
being very creative, techy and independent, many teens is ‘binge eating disorder.’ People with a binge
Gen Z members also feel a great deal of emotional eating problem regularly eat much more food than
distress, which sequentially results in multiple disorders most people. They often eat quickly, eat when they
like bipolar, anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders. are stressed or upset (instead of just when they’re
According to multiple articles on the study on hungry), and feel like they can’t stop eating, even
abnormal psychology in teens, depression in teens when they are uncomfortably full. They also binge
has increased to an average of 60%. at least once a week for several months.
With the invasion of foreign influence in our
culture, our behaviour and outlook has changed
considerably. This has been seen in our food habits
as well. Instead of adopting their healthier food habits,
we have latched on to their unhealthier ones. The
fast food or, so to say, the junk food habits have been
a major deterrent which has been one of the reasons
for a lot of ailments in the younger generation. Food
rich in calories and drinks rich in sugar have been a
major reason for obesity in children.
In earlier days, going to a restaurant was unheard
of or was reserved for some special occasions. So we
ended up eating at home and it was a healthy habit,
because the food served at home would be hygienic We often tend to ignore our eating habits. This
and made fresh, more often than not. Moreover, article was written with the intention of making people
the meal was served. Now things have changed aware about what they are eating and how. If you do
phenomenally with the advent of food delivery apps. more research on the types of eating disorders, you
Food is served at your doorsteps within minutes. All would obtain a detailed explanation of everything.
of this just makes us more inactive than ever. We In conclusion, we have been going through a
often just spend 24 hours a day, sleeping, using lot of transformation. The previous one was from
gadgets and eating. We often forget to exercise, healthy to unhealthy, but with the adverse effects of
move around and socialise. Now, with all the these food habits on our lives, we can see the change
free time at our disposal, we tend to overthink, from unhealthy to healthy. This has been seen in
questioning everything in our life. This may not the re-advent of millets and other healthier options.
seem to have that big of an impact at that time, Exercising is back in favour and it is getting recognition
but as time passes by these thoughts just start to as a necessity in our daily lives. As they say, our food
get more intrusive and disturbing, and they slowly decides our behaviour and if we have control over our
become a habit. food habits, we will end up living a very fruitful life.

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