| Definitions:
Emotional Eating Binge
Eating Anorexia Bulimia Yo-Yo
Dieting
Could You Be Anorexic?
Anorexia nervosa is a severe, potentially life threatening disorder
characterized by excessive weight loss and self-starvation. Typically striking
during adolescence, it's estimated that 90-95% of those with anorexia are women.
Because treatment is more successful the earlier anorexia is detected, it's
important to be alert to the warning signs:
- Distorted image of body shape and weight
- Intense fear of gaining weight, even though underweight
- Infrequent or loss of menstrual periods in women past puberty
-
Refusal to maintain normal body weight
- Extreme exercise despite fatigue and injury
Anorexia nervosa isn't simply an obsession with food or weight,
it's an attempt to use these to cope with emotional problems. Treatment may
involve more than changing a person's perception of food, as those with anorexia
often suffer from low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and a need to the need to
control their emotions and surrounding, as well as low self-esteem.
Anorexia newvosa is a serious problem. If you are one of
your loved ones indicate any of the warning signs,
please contact us
today.
More Definitions: Emotional
Eating Binge Eating Anorexia Bulimia Yo-Yo
Dieting |
