The facts:
1 in every 100 women have anorexia
95% of anorexics are women
only 2% of women in the world are extremly thin and healthy
most college women diet to fit the current fashion
most anorexics have some or all symptoms of bulimia
most children become anorexic because if the over emphsis on thinness in the media
anorexia can start as young as 7 years old
Treatments:
nutritional therapy
family counseling
Causes:
family history of achoholisim, depression and eating disorders
What is anorexia?
It is a eating disorder which distorts the victims self body image. It is a self starvation when thinness becomes a obession.
Whom does it affect?
It normally affects white middle to upper class women who are over achivers.
Symptoms:
thinness; 15% or less of normal body weight
obsession with dieting, nutrition and cooking
always talking about weight
hair loss
loss of menstruation
What to do if you know some with some or a symptom:
don't make comments to the person about thier weight, contact your local doctor or tharepist and the victims family and tell them your concern about thier weight and have it checked out. |