Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion. Individuals with anorexia often control body weight by voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs.
It primarily affects young adolescent girls in the Western world and has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric condition, with approximately 10% of people diagnosed with the condition eventually dying due to related factors
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Anorexia nervosa, typically called anorexia, is a type of eating disorder that mainly affects girls and young women. A person with this disorder has an intense fear of gaining weight and limits the food she eats. |
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Anorexia is more than
just a problem with food. It's a way of using food or starving oneself to feel
more in control of her life and to ease tension, anger, and anxiety.
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There are several signs for anorexia. These signs reach from the look to the behavior.
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The body doesn't get the energy from foods that it needs, so it slows down. Anorexia affects your whole body. |
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Yes. People with this disorder can get
better. The treatment depends on what the person needs. The person must get
back to a healthy weight. Many times, eating disorders happen with other
problems, like depression and anxiety problems. These problems are treated
along with the anorexia and may involve medicines that help reduce feelings of
depression and anxiety.
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Can women who had anorexia in the past still get pregnant?
Can anorexia hurt a baby when the mother is pregnant?
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If you know someone who has anorexia, you
can help. Follow these steps from the National Eating Disorders Association.
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There is no such thing as an ideal weight for all. Bodies are all different and every person is unique – so the healthy weight for you as an individual will be something assessed depending on several different factors. 
Eating Disorders 
