Answer: Anorexia produces a host of problems, ranging from depletion of visible body fat to ammenorrhea and fatigue to such life-treatening complications as hypertension, peripheral edema, electrolyte abnormalities, and cardiac arrhythmia. The anorectic frequently cannot regulate body temperature and remains hypothermic. Constipation is common. Simple starvation may cause loss of muscle strength, vitamin deficiencies, and [...]

Answer: If there is one characteristic which is shared by most, it is perfectionism. They tend to be obsessive in their need for other personal life. They are often “model children” obedient and conscientious, and are frequently introverted and reserved. this makes their transition into anorectics during adolescence extremely stressful to parents and siblings. Usually, [...]

Answer: Certainly, athletes are more concerned with their weight than non-athletes. And anorectics are frequently compulsively athletic. In certain runners, for example, it is clear that their athletic activity is driven by motives similar to the anorectic. Yet, there is no proven association between athleticism and anorexia. The athlete loses weight to improve athletic performance [...]

Answer: Anorexia nervosa was first described in 1874. Characteristically a disease of women and starting in adolescence, it can occur in men as well , and can have its onset as late as the third decade. The ultimate cause is unknown. It tends to occur in middle class young women and there may be family [...]

Answer: The term “eating disorder” usually refers to one of two types of behavior which are directed towards achieving excessive thinness. These are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Most recently, a third type has been generally recognized, compulsive overeating, which is related to the chronic cycle of weight gain and dieting. All three types of [...]