Anorexia Nervosa – starving for slimness Unreasonable fear of obesity #health
Anorexia Nervosa – starving for slimness Unreasonable fear of obesity #health Please if you know of anyone who could use this post or you yourself, please ask any questions you might have to this site questions-answers Anorexia nervosa is a disorder brought on by an unreasonable fear of obesity and a constant pursuit of remaining thin. Individuals with anorexia go to any lengths to become slim and to maintain a precariously low body weight. And yet, it's never enough no matter how much weight they lose. Dieting and losing weight turns into an obsession. It has been observed that females constitute about 95 percent of the people who suffer from anorexia nervosa. It quite often starts in adolescence and sometimes even earlier. It affects people in the upper and middle socioeconomic category. In the west this number is seen to be increasing. Anorexia nervosa may be mild and temporary or severe and long lasting. Death resulting from this disorder has reportedly ...