Anorexia was first diagnosed and published as a disease in the 1800's. Anorexia is mostly found in female teenagers, that do very well in school, and in life, in fact Anorexia affects a lot of people that you would never guess have a problem. Female teenagers aren't the only victims of Anorexia though, Anorexia can affect anyone, Male or Female, teens to adults.
No, definitely not.
Anorexia is not "from" anywhere. It is a disorder that develops mostly in the mind. It has happened throughout th history of humans living on Earth.
anorexia is ocurs for diffrent reasons mostly poor self isteem, depreesion, and having the mental illness of the fear of being fat. anorexia is ocurs for diffrent reasons mostly poor self isteem, depreesion, and having the mental illness of the fear of being fat.
Roughly 2/3 of all cases of anorexia occur in "Western" Society. That is, the Americas and Western Europe, mostly.
anorexia is ocurs for diffrent reasons mostly poor self isteem, depreesion, and having the mental illness of the fear of being fat. anorexia is ocurs for diffrent reasons mostly poor self isteem, depreesion, and having the mental illness of the fear of being fat.
Anorexia and Bulimia can - and are - found anywhere all around the world. Most cases, though, are found in women from middle-class or upper-class families in the Western hemisphere.
Teens, and mostly girls , but more boys are succumbing to this all the time.
The scientific name for anorexia is Anorexia Nervosa.
Yes. Though anorexia (anorexia nervosa) is regarded as a mental health issue and usually is associated with the nervous system pathologies, there are many affects of anorexia on the endocrine system, mostly because most hormones require protein for their production. Also, the metabolic processes in the body are put under great stress because they do not have enough nutrients to perform properly. This can become evident when a woman that has anorexia stops menstruating.
It depends on the area you are looking at. Anorexia mostly affects middle- or upper-class girls. About 1 i every 250 girls suffers from some form of anorexia (different severity levels), and about 20% to 30% will ultimately die either from the disease or from a complication (heart problems, for example) of the disease.
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When you have bulimia; you eat a lot, mostly unhealthy food, and then puke. When you have anorexia; you eat very very little. They are very often obsessed with being skinny and sometimes they puke if they feel like they've eaten too much.