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Fasting, exercising, restricting calories, taking diet pills, and purging food are common methods.
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What is sports anorexia?
Sports anorexia is a type of anorexia (not an official diagnosis, however). With it, individuals with present typical signs of anorexia including a severely restricted diet and weight loss, but there is also signs of extreme exercise or sports. This contributes to weight loss, but can change the appearance of what some might think of as a "typical" anorexic (very thin, bones, emaciated....though this is incorrect because anorexia can exist at a variety of weights).
What are some good weight loss methods?
There are many weight loss methods available. Some methods include liposuction, diet, surgery, and exercise. Some diets include vegetarianism, Weight Watchers, and the Ketogenic diet. Some surgeries for weight loss are the Lap-Band and gastric bypass. Exercise might include aerobics, jogging, or swimming. A person might also decide to use a combination of these methods to achieve weight loss.
What is the anorexia restricting type?
Anorexia nervosa restricting type is a subtype of anorexia nervosa characterized by weight loss achieved through strict dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise. People with this subtype do not engage in binge-eating or purging behaviors. Treatment typically involves a combination of medical monitoring, nutritional rehabilitation, therapy, and possibly medication.
Why do people encourage eating disorder behaviour?
No one directly encourages anorexia nervosa or bulimia, however, when people frequently say: "you can't be too rich or too thin", when the media publicizes those people who have lost a great deal of weight. when very thin figure models are considered the ideal weight to be, then people might get the idea that being extremely thin is the way to be and this might lead to an eating disorder.
What can cause anorexica?
Anorexia in when you think you are fat but your not. Its very dangerous and you might end up in hospital on the drip. when your Anorexic you loose lots of weight and you loose it fast
How does one usually become anorexic?
Anorexia, or anorexia nervosa, is an eating disorder which causes certain people to have a great fear of gaining weight. This fear usually manifests in the teen years. Usually it starts with dieting. Dieting begins to get out of control and all they can think about is dieting, weight, and body shape. A person that suffers from anorexia feel as though there body's shape is too large and must continue to diet until their body matches what the mind sees, which never happens. If you know of someone that might be suffering from this affliction, seek help right way!
How does anorexia affect homeostasis?
There are some who believe that disruptions in homeostasis effects and might actually bring on eating disorders, including anorexia. So, it means that homeostasis affects anorexia.
What kind of diagnoses includes rapid weight loss fatigue and easy bruising?
Anorexia Nervosa, but you might want to go check this out with a doctor just in case it is something else.
Is anorexia an infectious disease?
Anoriexia is not a virus or bacteria, so it will not spread like the flu would, for example. Sitting near someone who is an anorexic does not mean that you will catch it, as you might do so with a cold. However, it can influence you. This means that being with someone who is anorexic might begin to alter how you think about your body and food and weight, causing you to maybe consider anorexia when you woukdn't normally have even really thought much about it. In this sense, it can "spread" by the inflencung of others. [But this answer is making an assumption: that by "anorexia" you mean "anorexia nervosa". The latter is an eating disorder and people often refer to it as just anorexia. However, anorexia simply means lack of appetite, which can occur from a virus or many other illnesses. Chicken pox, for example, causes anorexia. Because people confuse that with the eating disorder, the get the impression that you can "catch" anorexia nervosa. You can't. If people stop using the wrong name for the eating disorder, this would be less confusing.]
How can people avoid having anorexia in a simple answer?
If you feel as if you might be developing it, get help early on. Otherwise, keep a healthy, balanced diet and your weight should stay at a healthy place and there will be no need to feel fat. The biggest thing though, is be prepared to get help the second you realize you are slipping in.
What does genetics have to do with anorexia?
It is considered that anorexia can sometimes have a genetic link. If a person (particularly a girl) has a diret biological family member, then it is possible that they might have a slightly higher risk of developing anorexia or other eating disorders.
What type of medicine would a doctor give someone with anorexia?
There is no exact type of medicine for anorexia. It depends on the person. Usually a doctor will prescribe a medicine to help or fix a problem that is associated with the eating disorder, such as depression or liver damage. Weight-gain supplements or nutritional drinks / shakes might also be perscribed to help the anorexic get to a healthy weight again with proper nutritional levels of vitamins and minerals.
