Anorexia and the reduction or loss of appetite, which results in a extreme thin of the individual.
Anorexia is caused by psychological disorders in which the affected person, even being thin, is fat and, wishing to lose even more, creates food inappetence, consequently resulting in a reduction in body weight.
Anorexia is a eating disorder which often occurs in adolescents, who worship thinness, which results in serious health complications such as malnutrition, dehydration, infertility, hair loss, drop in blood pressure, vision problems, which can even lead to death if left untreated. time.
O anorexia treatment it is multidisciplinary and involves psychotherapy, changes in eating habits and the use of psychiatric medications.
See also: the meaning of body dysmorphia.
Alcoholic Anorexia
THE alcoholic anorexia it is a disorder that occurs in people addicted to alcohol, who, by abusing the drink, lose the desire to eat.
It occurs more often in the age group between 20 and 40 years, in which people switch from food to drink in search of weight reduction.
Like food anorexia, alcoholic anorexia causes serious damage to health.
Alcoholic anorexia has not yet been classified as an eating disorder by medicine or by Organs competent bodies for classification of diseases.
Anorexia x Bulimia
Anorexia is characterized by a body image distortion it is a extreme fear of getting fat, which lead the individual to use various methods to lose weight, even when they are already thin.
Bulimia, on the other hand, consists of binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives and diuretics, intense physical activity or prolonged fasting, in order not to gain weight.
People with anorexia can develop bulimia as a result of the first disorder.
Learn more about the meaning of bulimia.