| Anorexia nervosa is eating disorder
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| | food. Dieting. People who lose weight by
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| characterized by low body weight and body
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| | dieting are often reinforced by positive
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| image distortion with an obsessive fear
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| | comments from others and from their
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| of gaining weight. Anorexia nervosa is a
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| | changing appearance. Symptoms may include
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| serious, often chronic, and
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| | is weight loss of 15% or greater below
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| life-threatening eating disorder defined
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| | the expected weight , inappropriate use
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| by a refusal to maintain minimal body
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| | of laxatives, enemas, or diuretics (water
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| weight within 15 percent of an
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| | pills) in an effort to lose weight.
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| individual's normal weight. Persons with
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| | Anorexia nervosa is the result of a
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| this disorder may have an intense fear of
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| | complex interplay between biological,
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| weight gain and a distorted body image.
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| | psychological, and social factors, which
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| Inadequate eating or excessive exercising
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| | tend to affect women more than men, and
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| results in severe weight loss. Other
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| | adolescents more than older women. More
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| essential features of this disorder
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| | than 90% of cases occur in females.
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| include an intense fear of gaining
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| | However, it should be emphasized that
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| weight, a distorted body image, and
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| | males represent approximately 10% of
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| amenorrhea. In fact, people with anorexia
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| | anorexia nervosa cases, a fact that often
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| nervosa ignore hunger and thus control
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| | is overlooked. Anorexia nervosa is
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| their desire to eat. This desire is
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| | primarily a phenomenon of puberty and
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| frequently sublimated through cooking for
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| | early adulthood. Eighty-five percent of
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| others or hiding food that they will not
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| | patients have onset of the disorder
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| eat in their personal space. Anorexia
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| | between the ages of 13 and 18 years. Drug
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| nervosa usually occurs in adolescence or
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| | treatments, such as SSRI or other
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| young adulthood. It is more common in
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| | antidepressant medication, have not been
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| females. People with anorexia nervosa
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| | found to be generally effective for
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| usually lose weight by reducing their
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| | either treating anorexia. Nutritional
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| total food intake and exercising
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| | therapy. A dietitian offers guidance on
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| excessively. Anorexia is also linked to
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| | following a healthy diet. A dietitian can
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| reduced blood flow in the temporal lobes,
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| | provide specific meal plans and calorie
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| although since this finding does not
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| | requirements to help meet weight goals.
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| correlate with current weight, it is
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| | Group therapy is often advised so people
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| possible that it is a risk trait rather
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| | can share their experiences with others.
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| than an effect of starvation.
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| | Family therapy is important particularly
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| Anorexia nervosa often starts between the
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| | if the individual is living at home and
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| ages of 15 and 25, but it can develop in
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| | is a young adolescent. Supportive care by
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| children as young as 10 and in older
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| | health care providers, structured
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| people. Anorexia nervosa" is frequently
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| | behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, and
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| shortened to "anorexia" in both the
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| | anti-depressant drug therapy are some of
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| popular media and scientific literature.
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| | the methods that are used for treatment.
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| Many persons with this disorder restrict
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| | Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Tips
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| their intake to fewer than 1,000 calories
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| | 1. Nutritional therapy. A dietitian
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| per day. Most avoid fattening,
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| | offers guidance on following a healthy
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| high-calorie foods and eliminate meats.
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| | diet.
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| The diet of persons with anorexia nervosa
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| | 2. Group therapy is often advised so
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| may consist almost completely of
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| | people can share their experiences with
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| low-calorie vegetables like lettuce and
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| | others.
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| carrots, or popcorn. Persons with
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| | 3. Family therapy is important
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| anorexia nervosa develop strange eating
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| | particularly if the individual is living
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| habits such as cutting their food into
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| | at home and is a young adolescent.
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| tiny pieces, refusing to eat in front of
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| | 4. Medications-antidepressants or other
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| others, or fixing elaborate meals for
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| | psychiatric medications can help treat
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| others that they themselves don't eat.
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| | accompanying mental disorders, such as
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| Food and weight become obsessions as
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| | depression or anxiety.
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| people with this disorder constantly
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| | 5. Nutritional therapy-A dietitian offers
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| think about their next encounter with
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| | guidance on following a healthy diet.
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