ANOREXIA
BY : DIEGO ANDRADE
DEFINITION OF ANOREXIA
Anorexia is a lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition).
15 DANGERS OF THE EATING DISORDER
- Starvation can damage vital organs such as the brain and heart
- To protect itself, the body shifts into "slow gear"
- Monthly menstrual periods stop
- Breathing, pulse, and blood pressure rates drop
- Thyroid function slows
- Monthly menstrual periods stop
- Nails and hair become brittle
- Skin gets dry, yellows, and becomes covered with soft hair called lanugo
- Excessive thirst and urination may occur
- Dehydration contributes to constipation
- Reduced body fat leads to lowered body temperatures and an inability to withstand cold weather
- Mild anemia, swollen joints, reduced muscle mass, and light-headedness also commonly occur in anorexic individuals\
- change of metabolism
- causes depresion
- makes your organs go crazy
- and your body starts storing fat
10 SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS TO LOOK FOR WHEN SOMEONE HAS THIS DISORDER
- Significant weight loss
- Fear of becoming fat, even when obviously too thin
- Distorted body image
- Excessive dieting and exercising
- Abnormal food preoccupations, such as counting all calories or obsessively studying cookbooks
- Constipation
- Dry, sallow skin
- Dental decay
- Fine, downy hair growing on the face and arms
- Menstrual periods that become irregular or stop completely
2 WAYS THEY CAN FIND HELP
- Listen to your body.
- Listen to your feelings.
- Trust yourself.
- Accept yourself.
- Love yourself.
- Enjoy life again.