At least fifteen percent below the individuals normal body weight. Many people with the disorder look emaciated, but are convinced they are over weight (Matthew 5). Anorexia Nervosa has three Diagnostic Criteria. One is refusal to maintain body weight at or above normal. The other is, intense fear of becoming fat, even though under average weight.
This essay will also assess the symptoms, causes, health affects and the most prevalent characteristics of people diagnosed with these two eating disorders. “Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. People with this disorder believe they are overweight, even when their bodies become grotesquely distorted by malnourishment.” (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia) Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa include: heart muscle damage, heartbeat irregularities, low blood pressure, kidney damage, kidney failure, convulsions or seizures, loss of menstrual period in women, loss of bone density and fertility problems. (Schulherr) Anorexia Nervosa not only has physical symptoms but psychological symptoms as well. The psychological symptoms include strange behaviors, such as, only eating certain foods based primarily on caloric intake.
Those suffering from anorexia nervosa also exhibit an obsessive fear of becoming fat and therefore participate in activities to continue to decrease in body weight, or activities that inhibit weight gain. Anorexia nervosa c... ... middle of paper ... ...osa. References American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Feeding and Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa.
People with anorexia initially start dieting in order to lose weight which over time, the weight loss develops into a sign of control and mastery. The force to become slim is in reality secondary to concerns regarding control or/and fears involving one’s body. An individual carries on the cycle of limited eating, frequently accompanied by behaviors like overuse of diet pills, excessive exercising and laxatives to achieve weight loss. Eventually the body is driven to a point near starvation. There is obviously a strong connection between body image and eating disorders.
Alkaline diet even the body PH avoiding unnecessary weight gain. Alkaline diet creates less acidic condition in the body and does not create a thriving environment for cancer. Besides weight loss alkaline diet keeps up your health: We tend to cut off some foods in our diet to lose weight. Some of the avoided foods are needed for a good health. By building your health alkaline diet help you lose weight.
Anorexics have an unrealistic view of their bodies—they believe that they are overweight, even if the mirror and friends or family say otherwise. They often weigh themselves because they possess an irrational fear of gaining weight or becoming obese (Abraham, 2008). Many anorexics derive their own self-esteem and self-worth from body weight, size, and shape (“Body Image and Disordered Eating,” 2000). Obsession with becoming increasingly thinner and limiting food intake compromises the health of individuals suffering from anorexia. No matter the amount of weight they lose or how much their health is in jeopardy, anorexics will never be satisfied with their body and will continue to lose more weight.
Another factor connecting fad diets and mental effects is that when elderly people follow fad diets it can raise the incidence of dementia. According to Dr Dangour as it cited in “the Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum”, 2008, the practicing of a fad diets in elderly people causes the decrease of omega-3, which works to protect their bodies from dementia. It shows the important of balance diet to maintain the brain. Thirdly, following low carbohydrate diet make people feel tired. The research points out that when people consume low percentage of carbohydrate which create the glucose in human’s body the body starts to create the glucose from protein which lead to breakdown body muscle to feed brain and that make people feel tired (Nutrition - Fad Diets, n.d.).
Description: Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a distorted body image. The individual is severely underweight and thinks they are fat or has a fear of becoming fat (Comer, 2013). There are two types of anorexia. The first type is restricting-type anorexia. The individual restricts food intake to a dangerous degree.
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In modern culture, women and men are becoming less satisfied with their body shape. According to a report that was done by the Federal Trade Commission, seventy percent of Americans are either trying not to maintain their weight or are trying to lose weight (Kittleson 75). To compensate for being over weight, an individual will develop an eating disorder. According to Mark Kittleson, eating disorders are when an individual eats way too much or way too little (1). There are three different types of eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.