Facts On Anorexia Nervosa That You Must Know |
Most adolescents are unaware of the real problems and risks of anorexia nervosa, they see it as just a common disorder of skinny people without high risks, however the truth is different the end result of not taking care could be dead.
There have been cases of supermodels and famous people with anorexia that died, but you will most likely wont hear it much on tv because they encourage the skinny perfect image of women.
Some important facts of anorexia nervosa:
90% of the people with anorexia nervosa are women.
Many of the affected are athlets and people that are involved in activities that require them to be thin and require rigid routines and certain weight.
More than 500,000 people die every year as a cause of eating disorders.
More than 9 million girls in the US have a serious eating disorder.
Anorexia is a psychological problem that needs to first make the patient understand and accept that she has a problem, so she can cooperate and recover from that problem.
People with anorexia disorder usually are in denail of their problem, they hide their illness and avoid social interaction and people who try to help them.
People with anorexia weight 85% less than the normal or minimum weight required to be healthy.
Anti depressants are used to treat some effects of anorexia and anxiety in the patient.
The consequences of anorexia are brain damage, loss of memory, loss of bone density, dehydratation, hair loss, drugs and alcohol intake and more.
Those are some known facts about anorexia nervosa and it should be taken very carefully, its a serious illness that if not treat it on time can lead to dead.
I encourage you to tell this facts to the people you know that are at risk or that you know have this problem, obsession with weight loss is a clear sign of possible anorexia so tell people you know about this, you can find videos with more information on youtube.com
Here are some highly recommended solutions for eating disorders
Quick Tip #1
Its important to learn to identify the different Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms, so it can be prevented |
Quick Tip #2
If she vomits constantly after eating or not eating at all, those are clear signs of Anorexia |
Quick Tip #3
Anorexia is an eating disorder that requires not just medications but psychiatric help |
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