Research Project: Eating Disorders!!

Anorexia Nervosa is a self imposed stavation. Anorexia leads to emaciation. Emaciation is bonyness. In woman this can cause loss of menstrual periods, a tendencey to be self perpetuating. Treatment for Anorexia involves restitution of normal nutrition.(Bruch and Garfinkel."Anorexia nervosa")

Anorexia nervosa occurs with other illnesses such as depression, substance abuse, and anexiety disorders. Anorexia is more common in females then males. 35% of binge eaters are male. If anorexia isnt helped it will lead to serious complications, Like heart conditions and kidney failure, Kidney failure can lead to death (World Almanac & Book of Facts: Eating Disorders). Most people will have anorexia around the age 11-40. 3% sufffer anorexia, 18% women will die ans 90% of anorexia suffers are women("How many people have anorexia?" Answers.com)

Here are some people that went through Anorexia, Alma, age 15 was 5'6" and 120 Pounds. Her father Told her to watch her weight. so Alma restricted the food she ate less and went on diets, she also exrcised alot. Alma now has anorexia nervose, she now starves. Lisa said that things went wrong and she ate large quantities of sweets. Lisa made her self vomit after she ate. Lisa now has Bulimia Nervese. Patient is 30 years old and she binge eats , this means she eats then vomits. Patient now has a binge eating disorder(Robbins, "Anorexia And Bulima"). A little girl at age 13 gained a little bit of weight. She was self conscious about how she looked and her body. She only allowed herself to eat cottage cheese and oatmael. Her moods went up and down. Her "brain" starved and now she cant remember her freshman year(Shiroky and Ryan,"Dying to be thin").

Anorexia Nervosa is where people starve. Anorexia Nervosa leads to alot of problems. But Anorexia isnt the only eating disorder there is Bulimia and Binge eating. These eating disorders lead to problems like heart conditions and emaciation, etc. So Anorexia isnt good at all. You can get help from organizations and hire nutritists.

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