| We can define two categories of anorexia, but it is | | | | Some of the emotional and behavioral characteristics |
| known that these categories often overlap and also | | | | found in anorexia are: the rejection of food, the denial |
| the lines between them become blurred. In both cases, | | | | of hunger, the lack of any emotions, the lack of |
| the basic characteristic is that those persons are quite | | | | concentration and way to many exercises taken daily. |
| emaciated. | | | | These signs of anorexia can not always be easily |
| The two categories of anorexic people are: the first | | | | seen because anorexic people sometimes do all they |
| refers to those who are restrictive when it comes to | | | | can to cover up this symptoms. |
| eating. They do not eat everything they want and | | | | Here are some tips in seeing if a friend of someone |
| need. They are also exercising way too much | | | | you care for suffers of anorexia: if you see that he or |
| because they want to loose weight my any means. | | | | she is skipping meals and always has excuses for |
| The second category refers to those who try to keep | | | | doing that you should open your eyes and look closely |
| their weight under control by purging. This means that | | | | to the following moves of that person. |
| they are vomiting and using laxatives after eating. | | | | Sometimes you can see that they are eating only |
| Some vomit after they ate much food, other might | | | | certain foods like mostly those that are low in fat and |
| vomit even after eating a candy. | | | | calories. They even have strange habits like cutting |
| Anorexic people are can not be categorized easily | | | | their food into tiny pieces and chewing it and after that |
| because they are moving from one category to | | | | spitting it out. |
| another all the time. Some might even be categorized | | | | Some like to cook foods but they never eat from it |
| in both classes of anorexic persons as they have | | | | they only cook it for others, and if they eat they are |
| eating habits that are found in both categories. | | | | always weighting that food. |
| Besides the loss of weight, anorexic persons have | | | | These anorexic persons are always complaining on |
| other symptoms regarding behavioral and emotional | | | | how fat they are even though this is false and like to |
| status too. Physical signs are present too. The loss of | | | | wear large and layered clothes. They are obsessed |
| hair, brittle nails, fatigue, dry skin, lack of menstruation, | | | | with their image and always look into mirrors. |
| and constipation are only some of the symptoms that | | | | It is important for family members to keep in mind this |
| appear in an anorexic person. Irregular heart beats and | | | | signs and not to hesitate to act if necessary. |
| low blood pressure are frequently found in anorexia. | | | | |