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Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are both serious eating disorders. They are psychiatric illnesses that affect more than five million Americans
- and that's both men and women! If this figure doesn't startle you,
then listen to this - thousands of these five million people will die
from the physical problems resulting from these conditions. Eating disorders aren't limited to the extremes of anorexia and bulimia. They also include binge eating and dangerous fad dieting. In a culture where thin is in, nearly every woman, man and child has suffered at one time or another from issues of weight, body shape and self-image.
Eating Disorders - What Is Anorexia?
Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder in which an indvidual becomes
obsessed with
dieting and thinness. This obssession leads to
excessive weight loss.
The anorexic's preoccupation with food and weight is distorted and
results in severe self-loathing. Anorexics have an extremely warped body image - despite being
extraordinarily thin,
most see themselves as fat. They actually fear fat, even when they are
painfully thin. There are many theories as to why and how people become
anorexic. Some believe that anorexia masks other underlying
psychological problems, such as lack of control. Sometimes when a person feels they have no control over their situation(s) (maybe school, family, work, etc.), they transfer the need for control into control over their body. Anorexics usually weigh
85 percent or less than what is expected for age and height. In addition to the obvious physical problem of
extremely low weight, anorexics are often
depressed, lonely and filled with feelings of shame about their physical appearance.
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Eating Disorders - Anorexia Warning Signs
Check out the following, but keep in mind that these are only a few of the tell-tale signs of anorexia.
Loss of a significant amount of weight.
Continuing to diet although thin.
Feeling fat, even after losing weight.
Intense fear of weight gain.
Loss of monthly menstrual periods.
Preoccupation with food, calories, fat contents and nutrition. Also, categorizing foods into Good vs. Dangerous food groups.
Eating Disorders - Anorexia Can Kill
It's not just fashion baby - it's
life and death. Anorexia can cause
serious damage to your body. Take a look for yourself.
Shrunken organs.
Bone mineral loss, which can lead to osteoporosis (that means twisting up into a humpback like QuasiModo).
Low body temperature.
Low blood pressure.
Slowed metabolism and reflexes.
Irregular heartbeat, which can lead to cardiac arrest.
Death.
Eating Disorders - Facts to Chew On
More than five million men, women and children suffer from eating disorders.
An estimated one thousand women die each year from anorexia nervosa.
One percent of American teenage girls develop anorexia. Ten percent of them may die from it.
Contact : Anne
Mobile Phone: +60126571930
Email Address: anyselvam@gmail.com
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