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Anorexia is a cause of weight loss

Anorexia : An Obsession to Lose Weight

Crystal Juniior

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Anorexia nervosa or simply anorexia is an eating dis which primarily occurs in female and very rarely in males . According to an article in HYPERLINK "mailto :health health .com health .com there are two types of anorexia . One is the Restricting type which is found in those anorexics who severely limit their caloric intake and /or who exercise to excess to cause weight loss . The other is the Binge-Eating /Purging type

which is found in those anorexics who eat in binges and then purge the body of the ingested food either by self-induced vomiting and ingestion of large quantities of laxatives the overuse of diuretics and enemas to rid the body of food

Different factors are said to have cause anorexia . Some said genetic factors while others said that there were some aspects of causes that are unknown

Our culture and the mentality towards the definition of sexy body is what made us prone to develop anorexia . Our thoughts and idea that the thinner the body the sexier , the sexier ones body the more beautiful and attractive the one gets . With this idea , we get more conscious with our body , and the more we get conscious the more we strive to lose those unwanted fats and attain the body that we think is sexy , especially the teenagers who have just undergone body changes . At first , we just exercise to lose weight and we feel powerful and good about it . Then for others , to some extent , losing weight became an obsession that they exercise too much , or deprive their bodies of food , or forces their selves to vomit the food they have taken , or even use pills and laxatives . As the body is deprived more and more on food , the body loses weight . And the psychological and physical effects will then take place Signs of anorexia that were cited in health education in Brown University webpage were loosing a significant amount of weight , fearing weight gain , losing monthly menstrual periods , preoccupation with food calories , nutrition and /or cooking , exercising compulsively , and bingeing and purging . The physical complications cited were hair loss gaunt and hollow facial features , shrunken breasts , dry skin , bruises sharply protruding bones , cold and blue hands and feet , delayed puberty irregular menstruation or stops completely which may result to temporary or permanent infertility , permanent bone loss , mood changes - impatience , irritability , depression and suicidal tendencies , insomnia constipation , sensitivity to cold , kidney failure , abnormally low heart rate and blood pressure , cardiac arrhythmias , heart failure and even death

It is important for those with anorexia to seek medical attention Different treatments were done to those with anorexia depending on the level and the weight that they have lost . Therapies as an individual or group have helped many with anorexia to improve their self-esteem and confidence . Medications have been tried also but are considered to be very effective . However , hospitalization was advised to those who...

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