Eating Disorders

t it still exists, and continues to grow. Eating disorders don't only concentrate on the thin bags of bones that we call women in today's society. It also consists of the overeaters and overweight.
             Anorexia nervosa: the relentless pursuit of thinness
             1. Person refuses to maintain normal body weight for age and height.
             2. Weighs 85% or less than what is expected for age and height.
             3. In women, menstrual periods stop. In men levels of sex hormones fall.
             4. Young girls do not begin to menstruate at the appropriate age.
             5. Person denies the dangers of low weight.
             7. Is terrified of gaining weight even though she/he is remarkably underweight.
             8. Reports feeling fat even when very thin.2
             In addition, anorexia nervosa often includes depression, irritability, withdrawal, and peculiar behaviors such as compulsive rituals, strange eating habits, and division of foods into "good/safe" and "bad/dangerous" categori
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