| Being fit and sexy is one of the priorities | | | | because they believe that just by the sight |
| of women nowadays. Women are very careful | | | | and smell of food, they would already be |
| especially about the food they eat but | | | | satisfied. Another activity that people with |
| sometimes they get too intense in their | | | | anorexia does is to involve themselves in |
| desire to be thin thus resulting to eating | | | | very strenuous activities like excessive |
| disorders. One of this eating disorder is | | | | exercise and work-out. Though they are really |
| called Anorexia or Anorexia nervosa. | | | | tired, they would still do the strenuous |
| | | | work-out because of their desire to lose |
| Statistics show that in the US alone, 1% of | | | | weight or to keep off the weight. |
| teenage girls may develop anorexia nervosa | | | | |
| and up to 10% of them might die as a result | | | | Symptoms of people with anorexia are not |
| of the development of Anorexia. This | | | | really consistent with all the victims of |
| statistics is disturbing because teenagers | | | | anorexia because every victim has different |
| and young women are the ones usually affected | | | | symptoms. Though that is the case, there are |
| by Anorexia. Their desire to be thin and sexy | | | | some symptoms that would be helpful in |
| leads to the downfall of their self-esteem | | | | identifying if a person is suffering from |
| and being anorexic that could also be the | | | | anorexia. The first is having a body weight |
| path towards the end of their young lives. | | | | that is not consistent with the person's sex, |
| Yes, death, this disease could result to this | | | | age, and height. Another symptom of having |
| morbid phenomenon. | | | | anorexia is called amenorrhea which is |
| | | | described as the loss of menstrual period for |
| Anorexia or Anorexia Nervosa is a type of | | | | a span of three consecutive months. People |
| eating disorder wherein the victim starves | | | | with anorexia are often declining to eat in |
| himself and refuses to maintain a minimal | | | | public or with other people. These people who |
| body weight of at least 15% of the normal | | | | have anorexia also have psychological |
| body weight. Anorexia, like other eating | | | | problems like anxiety, weakness, dry skin, |
| disorder begins in the puberty stage of a | | | | shortness of breath, and obsessiveness about |
| person's life. Most people who are suffering | | | | calorie count intake. |
| from anorexia are thin but they do not really | | | | |
| see themselves that way. In fact, it is the | | | | Aside from the obvious physical |
| total opposite; they view themselves as | | | | characteristics of people with anorexia, |
| individuals who are very fat and overweight | | | | people who have this disorder also have other |
| even though they are already stick-thin. | | | | medical risks associated with anorexia. These |
| | | | include shrunken bones, mineral loss, low |
| People who have anorexia have an intense fear | | | | body temperature, irregular heartbeat, |
| to gain weight which leaves them doing | | | | permanent failure of normal growth, |
| activities that they think would help them | | | | development of osteoporosis, and bulimia |
| lose weight, which is effective but harmful | | | | nervosa. Anorexia is also common for people |
| to one's health. These activities include | | | | belonging to higher social economic class and |
| restrictive eating in which a person with | | | | also with professions wherein being thin is |
| anorexia limits himself with the food they | | | | really a requirement like dancing, theater, |
| eat. People with anorexia still feel hunger | | | | and the like. |
| but they choose to ignore it which in turn | | | | |
| makes them control excessively their desire | | | | Though anorexia seems to be a very non-sense |
| to eat. They could also engage themselves in | | | | disease, it is in fact, a very serious case. |
| activities that would involve food | | | | The good news about this? Anorexia could be |
| preparation like cooking for others or | | | | overcome with proper guidance and care. If |
| storing large amount of food in their house. | | | | you know someone with anorexia, call them up |
| Individuals with anorexia do these activities | | | | and show that you care. |