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Information on AnorexiaInformation on AnorexiaAnorexia is an eating disorder where humans begin to behave irrationally toward their body weight. There are four main parts to Anorexia-resistance to maintain normal body weight, fear of weight increase, denial of seriousness in low body weight, and loss of monthly periods. A person with Anorexia often finds herself overweight nevertheless all the weight she/he lost previously. This disease can be vital if not treated because the human body would lose all fluids. A very common action if Anorexia is present is vomiting your food. This is extremely dangerous because everything in your stomach(if anything) would be released.

effects -hair loss, infertility, stunted growth, osteoporosis, heart problems, kidney failure, and death. Other effects of anorexia include tooth decay and gum damage from malnutrition and vomiting, and damage to the esophagus and larynx from acid reflux. Anorexia can also lead to depression, severe mood swings, and thoughts of suicide.

Statistics-Statistics-Females- 0.5% - 3.7% of females suffer

from Anorexia Nervosa in their lifetime-one out of every one hundred young women between ten and twenty are starving themselves, sometimes to death

Males- 10% of people with anorexia are male. This is because men are ashamed of skinny weak bodies and want to be powerful. 50% of girls between the ages

of 13 and 15 believe they are overweight40-60% of high school girls diet30-40% of junior high girls are concerned about their weight80% of 13 year old girls have dieted40% of 9-year-old girls have dieted85% of patients develop this disorder between the ages of 13 and 18

20% of people suffering from anorexia will prematurely die from complications related to their eating disorder, including suicide.5 – 10% of anorexics die within 10 years after contracting the disease18-20% of anorexics will be dead after 20 years30 – 40% ever fully recover – that’s less than half!

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SymptomsSymptomsDieting despite being thin – Follows a severely restricted diet. Eats only certain low-calorie foods. Bans

“bad” foods such as carbohydrates and fats.Obsession with calories, fat grams, and nutrition – Reads food labels, measures and weighs portions,

keeps a food diary, reads diet books.Pretending to eat or lying about eating – Hides, plays with, or throws away food to avoid eating. Makes

excuses to get out of meals (“I had a huge lunch” or “My stomach isn’t feeling good.”).Preoccupation with food – Eats very little, but constantly thinks about food. May cook for others, collect

recipes, read food magazines, or make meal plans.Strange or secretive food rituals – Often refuses to eat around others or in public places. May eat in rigid,

ritualistic ways (e.g. cutting food “just so”, chewing food and spitting it out, using a specific plate).Dramatic weight loss – Rapid, drastic weight loss with no medical cause.Feeling fat, despite being underweight – May complain about being overweight in general or just “too fat”

in certain places such as the stomach, hips, or thighs.Fixation on body image – Obsessed with weight, body shape, or clothing size. Frequent weigh-ins and

concern over tiny fluctuations in weight.Harshly critical of appearance – Spends a lot of time in front of the mirror checking for flaws. There’s always

something to criticize. They’re never thin enough.Denies being too thin – Refuses to believe that his or her low body weight is a problem, but may try to

conceal it (drinking a lot of water before being weighed, wearing baggy or oversized clothes). Using diet pills, laxatives, or

If Someone Has Anorexia this would be the actions you would seediuretics – Abuses water pills, herbal appetite suppressants, prescription stimulants, ipecac syrup, and other

drugs for weight loss.Throwing up after eating – Frequently disappears after meals or goes to the bathroom. May run the water to

disguise sounds of vomiting or reappear smelling like mouthwash or mints.Compulsive exercising – Follows a punishing exercise regimen aimed at burning calories. Will exercise

through injuries, illness, and bad weather. Works out extra hard after bingeing or eating something “bad.”

•Loss of menstrual periods•Lack of energy and weakness•Feeling cold all the time•Dry, yellowish skin

•Constipation and abdominal pain•Restlessness and insomnia•Dizziness, fainting, and headaches•Growth of fine hair all over the body and face

TreatmentsTreatmentsrestoring the person to a healthy weight;treating the psychological issues related to

the eating disorderreducing or eliminating behaviors or thoughts

that lead to disordered eating, and preventing relapse

Hospitalization- necessary to prevent starvation, suicide, or a medical crisis. -Dangerously thin anorexics- need to be hospitalized until they reach a less critical weight.

-VISITING A DOCTOR

therapy, family therapy, behavior modification, nutritional rehabilitation,

Discovery/OriginDiscovery/OriginDoctors in England first discovered anorexia

in the 1870s. Catherine of Siena only ate herbs, and sometimes she would take a twig and stick it down her throat so that she could vomit. The Ancient Greeks were also bulimics, and they binged and purged more than one time every day

Anorexia was discovered concretely in 1964 by an English doctor named Richard Martan but back then, it was a rare disease.

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