Anorexia
5% to 15%. The number is not exact, because there are many varying levels of eating disorder and mental disorders. Also, some with severe mental disorders might refuse food or show signs of an eating disorder, but for wholly different reasons that do not relate to self-image or weight loss attempts.
Most often, people affected by this eating disorder are aware of their problem, but too frightened or embarrassed to get help. Some people may even refuse to accept that they have a problem, though they realize that they have no control over their eating patterns. Fortunately, eating disorder treatment centers offer effective therapies for the condition. Before you provide any kind of help, you should assess how seriously anorexia has affected the person, their life, and their health.
there's many different types of eating disorders, along with those which don't fit into a certain category; those are known as EDNOS (eating disorder not specified).the main three eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia and BED (binge-eating disorder), but there is also CED (compulsive exercise disorder), anorexia binge-purge type, Orthorexia nervosa (eating only 'health' foods) and Pica (eating inedible substances, among others.There is also other types which medically fall into the EDNOS catogory, like 'chew and spit' and purging disorder, as the boundaries of eating disorders can easily become blurred.http://www.b-eat.co.uk/AboutEatingDisorders/WhatisanEatingdisorderAnorexia, Bulimia, compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder, Female athletic triad.Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Purging Disorder, Rumination Syndrome, Diabulimia, Food Maintenance Syndrome, and Pica
When you choose not to eat, a Fast when you chose to eat but take drastic measures to lose weight, ie. throw up or take laxatives. then it is a eating disorder, which there are several.
They avoid there family and friends because the eating disorder feels like there only friend, the eating disorder blocks out friends and family to make more room for itself. Hope I helped a bit.
When people refuse to admit to an event, feeling, or memory that causes them anxiety or distress, it is known as denial. Denial is a defense mechanism where individuals unconsciously refuse to accept the reality of a situation to protect themselves from the emotional pain associated with it. This can lead to avoidance of dealing with the issue and may hinder personal growth or healing.
Millions of people suffer from eating disorders and the numbers are rising thanks to fast food places super sized portions, remember an eating disorder is not just about people who refuse to eat.
Yes you can refuse a medal.
Quite possibly. Depression and schizophrenia are possibilities.
Pacifists or conscientious objectors. These are people who refuse to fight based on religious or moral principles.
pacifists
refuse and say "Que aproveche"(enjoy your meal)