Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves due to a fear of becoming fat or stress and pressure. Symptoms include sudden weight loss, bad appetite, very weak feeling, shortness of breath, and loss of menstrual periods in women. Diagnosis involves body weight being inconsistent with age and height. Treatment requires recognizing the disorder and wanting to change, along with psychiatric help.

1. Anorexia By Jessica Gemmill

2. Definition Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves.

3. Causes The main cause is that people fear of becoming fat. Also this happens to people who are very stressed and there is a lot of pressure on them. Anxiety Very weak Short of breath.

4. Diagnosis Sudden weight loss and bad appetite.

5. Treatment The person who has the disorder needs to notice it themselves and want to fix it. Get psychiatric treatment.

6. Symptoms Body weight that is inconsistent with their age, how their built, and height. (usually 15% normal weight) Loss of three or more menstrual periods in woman. Refusing to eat.

7. Worked Cited http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/anorexia-nervosa/overview.html