What is ANOREXIA ?
Anorexia falls under one of many eating disorders. It can be defined as a general loss of appetite or having no interest in food.
Individuals suffering from anorexia have extreme weight loss, usually 15% below the person's normal body weight. People suffering from anorexia are very skinny but see themselves as being overweight. This weight loss is obtained by many ways, for example some of the common techniques are excessive exercise, taking an overdose of pills and not eating.
Anorexic people have a strong fear of becoming fat and this fear is what triggers their developing habbits of losing weight. They continue to think they are overweight even after they become extremely thin and ill.Individuals suffering from anorexia have extreme weight loss, usually 15% below the person's normal body weight. People suffering from anorexia are very skinny but see themselves as being overweight. This weight loss is obtained by many ways, for example some of the common techniques are excessive exercise, taking an overdose of pills and not eating.
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is defined as a
psychological disorder. The patient has a distorted body image and an unreasonable fear of becoming
overweight - so they deliberately attempt to lose weight.
Anorexia Nervosa comes with more problems, such as:
It is one of the two most common types of eating disorders affecting mainly girls and women (although boys and men can also suffer from it).
The Media is also a cause
Some think anorexia is caused by the part of society that places a strong
value on being thin. The media bombards society with thin models and tells
uand portrays being thin to be beautiful. Weight loss products are heavily marketed, and young
girls are often made to believe they need to loose weight and go on diets in order to be beautiful.
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