EATING DISORDERS

THERE ARE MANY DISORDERS RELATED TO EATING .SOME OF THESE

DISORDERS RESULTS FROM OVEREATING AND DUE TO
UNDERNOURISHMENT . THE DISORDERS CAUSED DUE TO OVEREATING AND
OVERNUTRITION ARE OBESITY,DIABETES ,HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND
HEART PROBLEMS
ON THE OTHER HAND UNDERNUTRITION IS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT EATING
MAY RESULTS IN PROTIEN MALNUTRITION AND DEFICIENCY OF VITAMINS
THAT CAUSES STUNNED GROWTH ,ANAEMIA ,RICKETS NIGHTBLINDNESS
ETC.
APART FROM SUCH EATING DISORDERS THERE ARE SOME OTHER
ANOREXIA NERVOSA—THIS IS A PSYCHO-PHYSICAL CONDITION.IT IS
CHARACTERISED BY LACK OF APPETITE AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SUBCONSCIOUS DESIRE TO REMAIN SLIM. SUCH A FEELING USUALLY DEVELOPS IN
YOUNG WOMENS OR ADOLESCENT MALES AND FEMALES WHO ARE CONSIOUS
ABOUT THEIR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE .AS A RESULT OF THIS THEY WILL TRY TO
REDUCE EVEN THE NORMAL WEIGHT FROM THE FEAR OF BECOMING OBESE AND
SPOILING THEIR FIGURE.

ANOREXIA IS AN EATING DISORDER WHICH IS AFFECTING THE YOUTH

NOWADAYS . IT IS A DANGEROUS DISORDER FOR HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF PEOPLE
ANOREXIA CAN LEAD TO MANY PROBLEMS IN FEMALES SUCH AS BONE
LOSS , LOSS OF SKIN INTEGRITY AND MAY EVEN CAUSE MENSTRUATION
TO STOP .IT PUT GREAT STRESS ON THE HEART AND INCREASES THE
RISK OF HEART ATTACKS AND OTHER HEART RELATED PROBLEMS
• TYPES OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA-- ANOREXIA NERVOSA CAN
BE DIVIDED INTO TWO TYPES NAMELY ,RESTRICTING TYPE OF
NERVOSA AND PURGING TYPE OF NERVOSA
• RESTRICTING TYPE OF ANOREXIA--- IN THIS TYPE
INDIVIDUALS CONTROL THEIR BODY WEIGHT BY PURGING
RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR DIET.THEY START REDUCING THEIR
BODY WEIGHT BY SEVERE FASTING ,DIETING AND EXERCISE
• 2. PURGING TYPE OF ANOREXIA--- IN THIS TYPE OF ANOREXIA ,
INDIVIDUALS LOSE THEIR BODY WEIGHT BY TAKING
LAXATIVES OR DIURETICS OR BY FORCED VOMITING AFTER
MEALS ,BY DOING THIS, INDIVIDUALS TRY TO REDUCE THIER
BODY WEIGHT.
CAUSES OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA----ANOREXIA IS AN EATING
DISORDER
ANOREXIA IS AN EATING DISORDER THAT CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF
SEVERAL PSYCHOLOGICAL,SOCIAL AND BIOLOGICAL FACTORS.SEVERAL
OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS FAMILY ENVIRONMENT,PERSONALITY TRAIT
AND LOW SELF ESTEEM MAY ALSO LEAD TO ANOREXIA.
FACTORS CAUSING ANOREXIA ARE
1. PSYCHOLOGICAL--- INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA ARE
OBSESSED WITH KEEPING THEMSELVES FIT. THEY SRE ALWAYS
CONSCIOUS ABOUT THEIR BODY . FOR THIS THEY DO NOT EVEN
HESITATE TO USE ARTIFICIAL MEANS .EATING TOO LITTLE ,EXCESSIVE
EXERCISE .ALWAYS BEING CONSIOUS ABOUT THEIR BODY WEIGHT AND
PHYSICAL APPERANCE ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF ANOREXIA
• SOCIAL FACTORS--- CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS ABOUT
BEING THIN AND BEAUTIFUL PUT SEVERE PRESSURE ON INDIVIDUALS AND
MAY CAUSE ANOREXIA.SPECIFIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IDEAS RELATED TO
HEALTH AND BEAUTY PROMOTE WEIGHT LOSS AND BEING THIN AS THE IDEAL
INDICATORS OF SUCESS AND SELF WORTH .SOMETIMES,PARENTS AND
RELATIVES MAY ALSO BECOME CRITICAL OF THEIR CHILDRENS PHYSICAL
APPEREANCE ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF ANOREXIA

• BIOLOGICAL FACTORS--- BIOLOGICAL FACTORS SUCH AS IRREGULAR

HORMONAL FUNCTIONS AND NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES MAY CAUSE
ANOREXIA. PARENTS SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA ARE MORE PRONE TO HAVE
CHILDREN WHO IN TURN ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ANOREXIA
• SYMPTOMS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA--
• 1. SIGINIFICANTLY UNDERWEIGHT-- THE INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM
ANOREXIA WILL NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN BMI AND WILL LOSE WEIGHT
SIGNIFICANTLY
• ANAEMIA-- ANOREXIA MAY BE ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF
ANAEMIA. THIS LEADS TO TIREDNSS IN AN INDIVIDUAL
• LOW PULSE RATE--- THE INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA WILL
HAVE LOW HEART RATE
• LOW BLOOD PRESSURE--- ANOREXIA MAY LEAD TO LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
• DECREASE IN BODY TEMPERATURE -- LOW BODY TEMPERATURE IS ALSO
ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF ANOREXIA .DUE TO LOW HEART RATE AND LOW
BLOOD PRESSURE,TEMPERATURE OF BODY IS NOT MAINTAINED PROPERLY.
• FAILURE OF MENSTRUATION OR CESSATION OF THE SAME ONCE
ESTABLISHED --IRREGULAR MENSES OR AMENORRHOEA MAY BE A SYMPTOM
OF ANOREXIA
• DENIAL OF ILLNESS-- AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA IS ALWAYS
IN DENAIL OF HIS HER ILLNESS AND CONSIDERS HIMSELF /HERSELF TO BE
HEALTHY
• SELF INDUCED VOMITTING--- AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA
WILL INDUCE VOMIT FREQUUENTLY ,ESPECIALLY AFTER A MEAL
• EXCESS EATING AT TIMES--- AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA
WILL EAT EXCESSIVELY AND WHEN HE /SHE UNABLE TO DIGEST THE FOOD
HE/SHE WILL INDUCE VOMIT
• LAXATIVES OR DIURETICS --- AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA
WILL USE DIURETICS AND DRAIN OUT FLUIDS FROM HIS/HER BODY TO
REMAIN SLIM SUCH INDIVIDUALS ALSO USE LAXATIVES OR ARTFICIAL
• PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT---
• 1. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO INCULCATE POSITIVE SELF
ESTEEM BODY IMAGE
• 2.PEEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE CRITISED FOR BODY SIZES,STUDENTS
SHOULD BE ADVISED NOT TO BE PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR WEIGHT
3. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF GENTIC FACTORS THAT
DETERMINES THEIR BODY WEIGHT .THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT BEING THIN IS NOT IMPORTANT MEANS TO BE
POPULAR , BEAUTIFUL ,BEAUTIFUL OR SUCESSFUL .
4. THEY SHOULD HAVE A HEALTHY APPROACH TOWARDS THEIR
EATING AND EXERCISING HABITS AND SHOULD AVOID THE COMPANY
OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE OBSESSED ABOUT THEIR BODY WEIGHT.
• PERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY--- THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS THERAPY IS
TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ANOREXIA COUNSELLORS HELP SUCH PEOPLE TO LET GO THEIR
PREJUDIES
RELATED TO BEAUTY AND WEIGHT BY HELPING THEM REGAIN THEIR SELF
ESTEEM

4. TREATMENT-- THERE IS NO SPECIFIC MEDICAL TREATMENT

AVAILABLE FOR ANOREXIA ,MEDICINES USED TO TREAT ANIETY
AND DEPRESSION ARE SOMETIMES USED TO CURB THE
SYMPTOMS OF THIS DISORDER . HOWEVER SUCH BE TAKEN ONLY
UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION
• IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE TIMELY TREATMENT ONCE ANOREXIA HAS BEEN
DETECTED IN A PERSON
• COUNSELLORS ,DOCTORS AND DEITICIANS HELP PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ANOREXIA TO LEAD A HEALTHY AND POSITIVE LIFESTYLE..
• THE FOLLOWING STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THE TREATMENT AND MANAGENT
• 1. RECOGNISING THE PROLEM -- PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ANOREXIA OFTEN FAIL
TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY SUFFERING FROM THIS
DISORDER,THEREFORE IT IS IMPORTANT TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG THESE
PEOPLE ABOUT THIS DISORDER SO THAT TIMELY TREATMENT CAN BE GIVEN
• 2.REGAINING THE LOST BODY WEIGHT-- THE FIRST STAGE IN THE TREATMENT OF
ANOREXIA NERVOSA IS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY EATING HABITS AND REGAINING
NORMAL BODY WEIGHT.DIETICIAN AND COUNSELLORS HELP THE PEOPLE
SUFFERNG FROM ANOREXIA TO UNDERSTAND THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF NOT
HAVING PROPER FOOD AND THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF EATING HEALTHY FOOD.