Olsen Twins Eating Disorder

[Dale Mabry]

Remember, anorexia is considered under the group of obsessive compulsive disorders and is treated successfully as such. It is no less debillitating as the obsessive compulsive hand washer, clean freak etc. As for it being a predominantly female disease, yes, due to society's general emphasis on being thin for the women. However, I can tell you men have this disorder as well, as ncgirl alluded to. Once again, it has one of the higest mortality so it should not be treated too lightly. As for why an identical twin has this disorder and the other doesn't , many feel these psychiatric diseases, though having a genetic predisposition, probably involves alteration of epigenitic material ( the stuff around and in genes that aren't directly transcribed ie: nonsense regions, protective protien matrix etc) which are affected by environmental changes and also are due to psycological environmental triggers.... thus, genetically identical twins can have only one set who manifests with such a disease. Socially, despite being twins, they occupy different roles in their family hierarchy as my own twin and I have done despite going to the same schools, wearing the same clothes<,(until high school) etc. and thus each have different psycological burdens and stressors.

I know that, Bandaid, I was pointing to the fact that they are both about 80lbs as being evidence that both have it. I suppose one could have a thyroid problem, but I doubt it.

 

[bandaidwoman]

Yaknow as much as I would have loved having a daughter Im glad I stopped at a son. If this is the level of young American womanhood then we are in serious trouble. I know a guy who makes porn videos and he has coeds and housewives lined up down the block to be in them, I wonder if the same woman are ever on The Oprah show moaning about being "victimized" by the porn industry.

But my favorites are the ones like these twins, or Paris,madonna,britney and all the others in the "Im the biggest whore in the western world" contest. Let me guss, they are all victims too? If there are their roles models then I think American womanhood is in serious trouble.........take care...........Rich

Let's face it, the popular media really doesn't have a surplus of good male or female role models.

My heros were nobel prize female scientists, or Lynn Hill, a rock climber that out preformed many world class rock climbers, both male and female . Unforutunately, they don't make for interesting reality shows or glitzy posters and after market crap.

Actually, for a female there is no better time to be one. Your daughter could pursue a powerhouse career such as my sister and I or take on the equally challenging and noble task of running a household and raising children full time. Such a spectrum of opportunities don't seem to be accepted yet for men...... My husband is a growing exception....( He gave up a lucrative engineering consultant career to raise our daughter full time and race mountain bikes.)

Unfortunately, men are still defined by their occupation and careers rather than character. I must say, I take exception to Madonna who is a smart woman who engineered much of her own success and has not succombed to the usual disasters that plague and destroy other cultural icons . Thus, she has come through relatively intact. (Not that she has a perfect track record). If one calls her a whore, I would counter by saying her past sexual promiscuity is probably less notorius than Arnold Scwarzanegger. In addition, she takes care of her health and body. If she was male she might be a stud. Of course, such labels as whores and gigalos and perhaps stud, are just synonyms for sexual irresponsibility. (Note, being sexual, attractive and sensual are not the same thing as sexual irresponsibility.)

I will teach my daughter what my parents taught me....respect your own body and mind, if nature blesses a woman with beauty then develop the mind, (a stupid beautiful woman/ man will only get used by society, a beautiful smart woman/man can conquor the world!)