I won’t eat- Educating about Anorexia Nervosa

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Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced appetite or total aversion to food. Anorexia is a serious psychological disorder and is a condition that goes well beyond out-of-control dieting. With anorexia, the drive to become thinner is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one’s body. There are psychological and behavioral symptoms as well as physical symptoms of anorexia including: depression, social withdrawal, fatigue, food obsession, heart and gastrointestinal complications, kidney function, flaky skin, brittle nails, and tooth loss (this list is not exhaustive).. SOURCE: medicinenet.com

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Body image is highly significant for physical and mental health, and thus well-being. Body dissatisfaction, the experience of negative thoughts and feelings about one’s body and appearance, is a powerful (in fact, the most potent) and consistent precursor of a whole range of unhealthy body-related behaviours. These include: unhealthy dieting regimes and problematic eating behaviours (starving, bingeing, and purging), clinical eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia), cosmetic surgery, extreme exercising, and unhealthy muscle-enhancing behaviours in boys and men (such as taking steroids or other supplements). It is also linked to depression, anxiety, sexual dissatisfaction, and low self-esteem. Therefore body dissatisfaction is a significant risk for physical health, mental health, and thus well-being. Any factor, such as idealised media images, that increases body dissatisfaction is therefore an important influence on well-being READ ARTICLE (SOURCE: nationaleatingdisorders.org)

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Symptoms of anorexia nervosa may include:

Self-starvation, which may include skipping meals, eating only small portions, eating only a few specific foods, having excuses for not eating, lying about eating, pretending to eat
Eating rituals, which may include not eating in front of other people
Preoccupation with food
Dramatic weight loss while denying being too thin
Hair loss, paleness, soft downy hair growth over the body
Compulsive and excessive exercise
Perfectionism, in self and others
Concealing weight loss with baggy clothes
Social withdrawal READ ARTICLE (SOURCE: health.discovery.com)
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