Exercising to a dangerous extent. Going running, going to the gym, swimming for hours and hours everyday, in order to loose weight
It's a symbol within an anorexia community where members show there support for anorexia with a red wristband.
Anorexia nervosa is a highly complicated eating disorder in which on restrains from eating for long periods of time resulting in malnourishment, hospitalization, or death.
Anorexia is not a contagious disease, exposure doesn't mean you get it. Anorexia is a mental condition, where the individual sees themselves as too fat, even when they are emaciated.
The scientific name for anorexia is Anorexia Nervosa.
I suppose you mean the literal meaning of anorexia? Today's culture defines anorexia as a disease in which someone deliberately starves themselves. The actual meaning of anorexia though is "without appetite." When attempting to form a diagnosis, a doctor might describe a patient as suffering from anorexia but that only means that they have no appetite. They aren't trying to deliberately starve to achieve a thinner body.
Anorexia is the fear of becoming Fat or overweight so they refuse to eat
Its a song about one of the singer's struggle with anorexia.
No she does not have anorexia.
Anorexia is the correct spelling.
It is just a shorter version of the full name. Anorexia is short for Anorexia Nervosa. Therefore, Anorexia Nervosa is commonly referred to as Anorexia. (As is Bulimia. Bulimia is short for Bulimia Nervosa.)
The term nervosa in anorexia nervosa refers to a state of nervousness or loss of appetite leading to an eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by an extreme fear of gaining weight and distorted body image, leading to restricted food intake and excessive weight loss.
Anorexia is starvation..