{"id":15744,"date":"2025-09-13T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/?p=15744"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:24:02","slug":"learning-about-anorexia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/learning-about-anorexia\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning About Anorexia"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><\/header>\n<section class=\"entry\"><a href=\"\/anorexia-fact-sheet\/eating2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32156\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-32156\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130925065529im_\/http:\/\/www.natural-holistic-health.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Eating2-e1284093983619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>Anorexia nervosa is an\u00a0<a href=\"\/About\/EatingDisorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eating disorder<\/a>\u00a0that affects many women, some of whom go undiagnosed for years.Early diagnosis and treatment can improve the odds of recovery by a large percentage.Sometimes knowing the anorexia fact sheets can help both family, friends and providers to recognize the signs and symptoms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anorexia nervosa appears more in the Caucasian and Hispanic female as opposed to the Black or Asian female.<\/li>\n<li>Anorexia nervosa is more prevalent in the age group of the 15-year-old to 23-year-old female although a younger age group is appearing at an alarming rate.<\/li>\n<li>Excessive dieting and exercising can be seen in the anorexic leading to an extreme thinness in the body.<\/li>\n<li>On the average it is estimated that 1% of females in their teens and early 20s develops this\u00a0<a href=\"\/About\/EatingDisorders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eating disorder<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Studies have shown that 10% to 15% will die of complications arising from anorexia nervosa.<\/li>\n<li>Peer pressure and an ever-increasing emphasis of today\u2019s model society seem to play a very real part in the development of anorexia nervosa.<\/li>\n<li>Anorexics have a slower and sometimes abnormal heart rate, low body temperature, electrolyte imbalances, and lower blood pressure.<\/li>\n<li>A sufferer will sometimes have a soft downy hair growth that is called lanugo on their arms and other body parts, which develops from lack of essential vitamins and minerals lacking in the diet.<\/li>\n<li>An anorexic patient will weigh 15% and sometimes greater percentage under the norm for their height and weight.<\/li>\n<li>Women with anorexia nervosa will have lack of or an abnormal menstrual flow.<\/li>\n<li>Although typically seen in the female the male anorexic will be seen, but it is often misdiagnosed.<\/li>\n<li>People with anorexia will severely limit their dietary intake even though wanting to eat and being very hungry out of fear of becoming fat.<\/li>\n<li>People suffering from anorexia, even when dramatically thin, will see a distorted image when looking in the mirror and will see a very heavy person.<\/li>\n<li>A person afflicted with anorexia nervosa has erosion of the tooth\u2019s enamel and an increased incidence of cavities.<\/li>\n<li>People with anorexia can sometimes develop kidney infections and kidney failure.<\/li>\n<li>Studies have shown that genetics may or may not be attributed to the development of anorexia nervosa.<\/li>\n<li>Researchers theorize that a genetic component will make a woman or man more prone to using this method of controlling a stressful environment or answer the need for perfectionism.<\/li>\n<li>Even after a very small meal an anorexic will feel bloated most likely due to extreme shrinkage of their stomach.<\/li>\n<li>Studies have shown that 50% of all anorexics will suffer from bone thinning or otherwise known as osteoporosis.<\/li>\n<li>A person with anorexia nervosa will often shield themselves from the outside and will avoid social gatherings due to fear of being in an eating situation.<\/li>\n<li>An individual suffering from anorexia nervosa will often have intolerance to cold temperatures due to low body weight.<\/li>\n<li>In the younger person with anorexia nervosa growth may be slowed and cause short stature.<\/li>\n<li>In severe cases of anorexia nervosa hospitalization may be required.<\/li>\n<li>In some cases of anorexia nervosa medication may be needed to treat underlying depression or an obsessive-compulsive disorder which thereby complicates this psychiatric illness.<\/li>\n<li>Proper medical treatment involving physicians, psychiatric professionals, family and friends play an important role in the success of the person who is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.<\/li>\n<li>It is estimated that only 4 out of every 10 person afflicted with anorexia nervosa will make a full recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/recommends\/MindSoothe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MindSoothe<\/a>\u00a0is a 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Being natural, with no artificial preservatives,\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/MindSoothe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MindSoothe<\/a>\u00a0is safe for adults and children (also see\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/MindSootheJr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MindSootheJr<\/a>. for children), is non-addictive and has NO SIDE EFFECTS.<\/p>\n<p>It has become the formula of choice by thousands of satisfied customers around the world for treating depression, insomnia, anxiety, ODD and more.\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/MindSoothe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MindSoothe<\/a>\u00a0is pharmaceutically manufactured to the highest standards and was formulated by a Clinical Psychologist.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anorexia nervosa is an\u00a0eating disorder\u00a0that affects many women, some of whom go undiagnosed for years.Early diagnosis and treatment can improve the odds of recovery by a large percentage.Sometimes knowing the anorexia fact sheets can help both family, friends and providers to recognize the signs and symptoms. 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