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Anorexia??

Well , in heath class we are learning about Anorexia , we doing a paper on how a normal weight girl/boy becomes Anorexia. But we had have snow day and well idk a lot about it so info on it. Like what would a girl have to do to become Anorexia??? How they not eat I mean I hear that if u don’t eat u get in a starvation mode and stay the same weight??? Id get it??? Help pls???!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1. it's called anorexia nervosa. it's when people stop eating to be skinny. this explains starvation mode:http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/28515.htm this is what person with anorexia looks like :http://fathersforlife.org/images/skeleton7.jpg What is anorexia? Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss due to self-starvation. Anorexia is usually a consequence of underlying emotional issues; many people use it as a way to control stresses or pressures in their lives. This eating disorder can result in serious health problems and even death. What are the warning signs of anorexia? Eating behaviors: *Skips meals and denies being hungry; consistently makes excuses to avoid eating (“I ate earlier,” etc.) *Is preoccupied with fat and calorie content; drastically eliminates fat and calories consumed *Develops food rituals (eating food in certain orders, rearranging food on the plate, cutting food into tiny pieces) *Shows anxiety before eating and guilt after eating *Insists on being full after eating a small amount *Binges on food, then vomits or uses laxatives to remove the calories from the body *Appearance/body image behaviors: *Loses a dramatic amount of weight *Has obsessive fear of gaining weight *Has a distorted body image; complains that (s)he is fat even when underweight *Spends a lot of time looking in the mirror; criticizes specific parts of the body *Wearing baggy clothes to hide the body *Stops menstruating post-puberty Exercise behaviors: *Maintains an obsessive exercise regimen to burn calories *Insists on exercising despite injury, exhaustion or bad weather *Works out excessively *Emotional behaviors: In early stages of weight loss, becomes more outgoing or cheerful As starvation progresses, becomes depressed, anxious, irritable and angry; has rapid mood swings *Is withdrawn from usual friends and activities *May cut off friends and family who express concern *is competitive; strives to be the thinnest, the smartest, the best *Holds perfectionist standards for self and for others *Is envious of thin people; tries to emulate them What are the health consequences of anorexia? *Muscle loss and weakness *Fatigue, lightheadedness and overall weakness *Slowed heart rate and lowered blood pressure; risk for heart failure increases *Dry hair and skin; hair loss is common *Reduction of bone density (osteoporosis); dry, brittle bones *Dehydration; can result in kidney failure *Growth of a downy layer of hair all over the body, in an effort to keep the body warm In severe cases: death
2. they would not have to eat for a long perid of time, and the bones on her body would be seen, if she has aneroxsia.
3. thats disgusting
4. You're body is in starvation mode, but anorexics don't eat anything, when your body is in starvation mode it starts eating itself from the inside out. Most people end up dying of heart problems, at very young ages. http://www.myeatingdisorder.com Toni Lynne