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Anorexia

November 17,2017

Anorexia is a psychological and possibly life-threatening eating disorder in which a person has extremely low body weight relative to his Body Mass Index.

Types

There are basically 2 types of Anorexia

• Purge Type: The person has an overwhelming feeling of guilt when he/she eats and would react negatively by vomiting, abusing laxatives, or excessively exercising.

• Restrictive: The person would fiercely limit the quantity of food consumed well below their body’s caloric needs and in effect slowly starving himself or herself.

Causes

Anorexia has mainly 2 causes Environmental and Biological

1. Environmental

• Professions and careers that promote being thin

• Peer pressure among friends and co-workers to be thin

• Family and childhood traumas

2. Biological

• Genetics

• Irregular hormone functions

• Nutritional deficiencies

Treatment

• Medical: One must address any and all serious health issues that arise due to anorexia