Abstract

I always feel better after vomiting . Lord Byron has been described as the eccentric British upper class young man who revolted against the society of his time through his satirical, ironic and provocative poems. It is likely that Lord Byron suffered from a severe eating disorder. Lord Byron's full name was actually George Gordon Byron and he was born in 1788 and died in 1824, an icon of the romantic era. He had a chaotic upbringing. His father left the family without any support after having wasted his wife's large fortune and just disappeared abroad. Byron's mother fled to Aberdeen to escape creditors in hope of surviving on small money. Byron went to school in Aberdeen until he was 10, but clearly had a complex upbringing with a mother who either praised him for his talents or physically abused him, one moment talking about his beauty and the next scorning him for his club‐foot. Hence, his scepticism and disgust for humanity developed early and was reflected in his poetry. The Byron family was famous and his grandfather, John Byron, was a well‐known seaman. George Gordon Byron inherited a title and the estate Newstead Abbey from his uncle,

Journal

Obesity Reviews – Wiley

Published: Mar 1, 2013