What is Pro Anorexia Nervosa?

Pro Anorexia nervosa is also called pro-ana and areencourage anorexia, but rather they want to support
groups of people that are usually formed on thepeople that already have the problem and to be a
internet to support, give tips and advice to people withplace to discuss their problems.
anorexia problems, however pro-ana groups are oftenThere are different views on pro anorexia sites but
accused of encouraging anorexia as a lifestyle and notthere are forums and social networks where people
as a disorder.support each other to not eat and to hide their problem
Although they try to support the people with anorexiafrom parents.
or eating disorders, they are also encouraging badThey use pro-ana as a way to lose weight fast and
eating behaviors and most of the times it is the wrongmany teenagers get in to this. Health professional have
approach, because anorexia is not a life style ora negative view on pro-ana groups and the information
normal way of living, it is a disorder and needsthey promote.
professional help.The problems is that they help people that want
There are many pro-ana websites where membersrecovery, but also support people that want to stay
support each other, you will see comments of peopleanorexic and this is not a healthy way of living for her
telling others how to hide food from their family, theyand her family. It causes psychological problems and it
tell each other how little they ate today.can cause sever long term health problems.
Some pro-ana organization state that they do not