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| 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. |
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