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Anorexia

Anorexia is a mental disorder that causes one to refuse to maintain a normal and healthy weight. It is an obsession over weight and a distorted body image. The weight loss is only the physical signs of an underlying emotional issue.

The causes of Anorexia are varied and there are known that are a for sure thing. Scientists believe some of it is hereditary, it is also can be caused my sexual or emotional abuse, low self esteem is a huge factor, along with a strong desire to control and be an over achiever. Eating disorders are one of the hardest mental illnesses to treat, and success rates are significantly lower than with other disorders.

Anorectic people may display the following signs and symptoms:
~be too thin and/or appear to have lost weight;
~be secretive about their eating and try to not eat whilst being around others;
~eat in a ritualistic nature (This can encompass taking abnormally small bites, cutting
food up into abnormally small pieces, being sullen during mealtimes, staring at their food whilst eating, holding cutlery in odd ways or at strange angles at times, or eating slowly, especially when putting food into the mouth.);
~look longingly at or pay abnormal attention towards food but not eat it;
~cook wonderful meals for others but avoid eating the food they've made themselves;
~say they're too fat when they are not;
~have dry skin and thinning hair;
~suffer from poor health and sunken eyes;
~have grown lanugo, a thin hair that grows all over their body as a natural physiological reaction to severe starvation that serves to keep the body warm in the absence of fat;
possess an extensive knowledge about the food energy contents of the different types of food, and the energy-burning effects of each form of exercise;
faint or otherwise pass out (an effect of starvation);
~have amenorrhea, the absence of menstruation


Approaches include hospitalization, psychotherapy, specialised anorexia treatment-centres, and family counselling. The prescription of psychotropic drugs such as antidepressants is also practiced. Support groups such as Overeaters Anonymous, which deals with eating disorders in general, can also be helpful.Appropriate treatment of any present vitamin and dietary-mineral deficiencies, particularly in the common case of zinc deficiency, may be highly beneficial to the sufferer's mental and physical wellbeing.

Even though there are a wide range of medications available for Anorexia patients, it's still taking a huge number of patients' life according to the bureau of statistics.Therefore, it's a best solution to Anorexia is to maintain our proper lifestyle on daily basis and avoid from lifestyle disorder.