Jun 10
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More and people in the world want to have skinner bodies. They engage themselves to different ways on how to lose weight such as excessive exercise, too much diet, oral medication or surgery just to achieve the perfect toned bodies they aspire. ut did you know that 1.5 percent of the population suffer from a disease which is known as anorexia. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss, about 15 percent of their normal body weight. Sufferers of anorexia are usually female who are in the puberty stage, particularly women in the higher social class who experience the pressure of maintaining good-looking figure. They are often convinced that they are over-weight even though it’s the other way around. There are several ways in order to find out whether a person is suffering anorexia, some of which are: dehydration, fatigue, constantly worrying or complaining about being overweight, thinning of hair, skipping meals and wearing baggy clothes or many layer. Anorexia treatment is necessary due to the fact that 10 % of all cases diagnosed with the disorder can be life threatening. Some of the treatments that can be implement to person suffering from this disorder are nutritional therapies that cold aid in making healthy foods choices, meditative practice such as yoga and expressive therapies such as art therapy. But happens a person suddenly gain an extra ordinary likings to food? This eating disorder is known as compulsive eating. People suffering from this type of disorder engage in frequent and uncontrollable intake of foods even though they have already finished taking up their meals or even when they are not hungry. Compulsive eating leads to weight gain and obesity. If left untreated it can cause to serious medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or stroke.
All in all we must learn how to accept what God had given us and take good care of it.