3. What is the anorexia?
An eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced
appetite. Also called anorexia nervosa.
4. Causes
It isn’t known the cause of anorexia, but the social
factors are important. Often, teens with eating
disorders they are too strict, criticism themselves,
overprotective and they have mental problems such as
anxiety, stress….
5. Behavior of an anorexic person
Cut the food in small pieces
To do exercise compulsively
To go to the bathroom immediately after meal.
To eat very little food
Use laxatives, enemas or diuretics unsuitably
Having perception of fat when the person is really thin
6. Symptoms
Fear of increase weight or obesity
Blotchy or yellow skin
more sensitivity to cold
Hair loss and weak hair
Absence of menstruation
Low memory
Muscular degeneration and loss of body fat
7. Diagnostics
The typical anorexic is a teenager who has lost a lot of
kilograms, they fear obesity, has stopped
menstruating, denies being sick and seems healthy.
9. In anorexia nervosa there are two subtypes:
Restricting: weight reduction is through diet or heavy
physical exercise.
Bulimic: The patient uses the purges although she has
ingested a little quantity of food
