| Eating disorders make lots of victims among people | | | | bulimia purge the food from their bodies by vomiting or |
| nowadays. The persons suffering from these | | | | by taking laxatives and diuretics. They also exercise a |
| conditions are exposed to many threats, developing | | | | lot in order to burn the food they consume. |
| obsessions with food and experiencing changes in their | | | | Both anorexia and bulimia can lead to internal |
| behavior. Eating disorders are a sort of mental illnesses | | | | complications and even death from malnourishment. |
| that seriously affect the health and the lifestyle of the | | | | Anorexia and bulimia, as well as other eating disorders |
| persons who suffer from them. People with eating | | | | can be treated but it is very important to act quickly |
| disorders usually feel depressed, tired, anxious and | | | | when dealing with this sort of illnesses. |
| confused. Eating disorders lead to severe mental and | | | | Anorexia and bulimia affect people regardless of their |
| physical damage, making people susceptible to malign | | | | age or sex. However, girls and young women are |
| behaviors and activities. | | | | more exposed to developing eating disorders, |
| Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) and Bulimia Nervosa | | | | especially due to their permanent preoccupation with |
| (bulimia) are considered to be the most common and | | | | their looks. Studies indicate that around one percent of |
| dangerous eating disorders. Anorexia and bulimia both | | | | young women and girls suffer from anorexia, while |
| involve obsessions with food and a constant fear of | | | | two percent are confronted with bulimia. The number |
| gaining weight. The differences between anorexia and | | | | of male persons suffering from anorexia exceeds the |
| bulimia, however, are related to the body weight and | | | | percentage of female persons affected by the same |
| the behavior of people who deal with their effects. | | | | illness. The percentage of male people with anorexia is |
| Anorexia involves a constant desire to be thin, | | | | somewhere around five percent or more. |
| regardless of how much the persons actually weighs. | | | | Despite the fact that anorexia and bulimia has |
| People who suffer from anorexia have a distorted | | | | attracted the attention of many scientists and |
| perception of their physical appearance, always feeling | | | | psychiatrists lately, the performed studies haven't yet |
| that they are fat. No matter how much effort they | | | | clarified the causes of anorexia and bulimia. Although it |
| may sustain in order to lose weight, the persons with | | | | is thought that eating disorders are exclusively of |
| anorexia are never appeased with their | | | | psychological nature, appearing on the background of |
| accomplishments. Anorexics are usually a lot thinner | | | | emotional instability and depression, there is also the |
| than bulimics. People with anorexia usually have a | | | | possibility that some eating disorders might be |
| strong will, eat very little food, respect drastic diets and | | | | developed due to some physical predispositions. |
| carefully count the calories of their meals. | | | | Anorexia and bulimia can be prevented by eating |
| Bulimia involves several different eating habits. People | | | | properly, respecting an appropriate eating schedule and |
| who suffer from bulimia may eat very little food for | | | | by making improvements in your lifestyle. You should |
| some periods of time and then eat large amounts of | | | | learn to take better care of your body and to be |
| food instead. However, despite the great deal of food | | | | content and appeased with your physical appearance. |
| they eat at once, bulimics make sure to get rid of it | | | | Good self-esteem and self-respect are very important |
| from their system. The persons who suffer from | | | | in the prevention of eating disorders. |