Anorexia

Anorexia
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Anorexia
Anorexia is a disorder initialized by unhealthy eating habits for fear of gaining weight; victims of this disorder find themselves not eating, causing hormonal and metabolism disorders. The person with this disorder initially starts to diet and as a result lose massive weight (Hewitt, 2001). With time the patient masters and controls the act of losing weight. Patients continue doing vigorous exercise in order to reduce body weight, or use drugs that are associated with appetite loss. Anorexia is common in adolescence, especially the girls.
There are a variety of symptoms that are associated with this disorder. Patients appear thin while dieting; concentrate on eating food with low-calorie and not eating food containing fats and carbohydrates. Patients with Anorexia pretend that they are eating, and consequently hide food or throw it away. Patients relates with curious observations on nutrition, calories, checking food labels, weighing and measuring portions. Other symptoms are; initiating bad eating rituals, eating and s...