The Disorders : 'ANOREXIA'

ANOREXIA is the most common eating disorders. Anorexics are obsessed with food, and they will go to extreme lengths to avoid gaining weight Anorexia nervosa is characterized by severe and prolonged inability or refusal to eat because of emotional conflict. It is not caused by physical illness. This is termed “anorexia,” a word drawn from the Greek, meaning no appetite. anorexia nervosa is viewed as a psychosomatic disorder, that is, a disorder affecting the mind as well as the body. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary records that this “loss of appetite due to severe emotional disturbance results in emaciation.” The Harvard Mental Health Letter reports that over a ten-year period, about 5 percent of women diagnosed as anorexic die. Anorexia sufferers, anorexics, either refuse to eat or eat in such small amounts that they become malnourished This common-enough break in the normal routine of living is soon resolved as the body takes its rest and our appetite is restored. This condition leads to significant weight loss. Health Risks From Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa: Blood disorders, abnormally low blood pressure, abnormal drowsiness or weakness, irregular heartbeat, sudden heart failure, yellowing skin, hormonal disorders, cessation of menstruation, bone-mass loss.