| Anorexia is usually a problem occurring in younger | | | | public, odd menstrual cycles and obsessing over calorie |
| people. Often taking place during the pubescent years, | | | | intake. Symptoms can often manifest in sufferers in |
| sufferers will normally refrain from eating or eat very | | | | many different ways ranging from physical problems |
| little to avoid putting on any weight. Quite shockingly, | | | | to psychological manifestations. |
| only ten percent of anorexia sufferers are boys. This | | | | There is no definite cause of Anorexia that has been |
| backs up a theory that people who suffer from | | | | determined. Ongoing research has pointed the finger at |
| anorexia have a particularly negative view of their | | | | real world examples such as the way women are |
| personal appearance, namely, their weight. Although in | | | | portrayed in the media. Psychological factors play a |
| reality patients maybe dangerously thin and | | | | huge part in the build up to anorexia, along with issues |
| malnourished, they would still look at themselves as | | | | occurring earlier in life such as family dysfunction or |
| being overweight. | | | | abuse. Anorexia does not usually require hospitalization, |
| Just like most disorders out there, Anorexia poses its | | | | except in severe cases whereby organs begin to stop |
| own risks to health and has its own unique set of | | | | their normal function. Treatment usually requires |
| symptoms. The main cause for concern would be a | | | | patients to gain a certain amount of weight each week |
| severe inconsistency in weight in comparison to height | | | | and record their progress. Recovery rates are good |
| and age. Other tell tale signs include inability to eat in | | | | for those who seek outside help. |