Overview: Eating disorders are a group of psychological illnesses that lead to the development of poor eating habits. They may begin with food, body weight, or body form preoccupation. If left untreated, eating disorders can have substantial health repercussions and could lead to death in severe circumstances. Anorexia nervosa Even when they are dangerously underweight, people with anorexia nervosa may perceive themselves as overweight. Anorexia nervosa patients frequently weigh themselves, severely restrict their food intake, frequently exercise excessively, and/or force themselves to vomit or use laxatives to lose weight. Anorexia nervosa is the mental condition with the greatest fatality rate. Many persons with this disorder die as a result of complications related to malnutrition, while others commit themselves. Symptoms: The following are some of the signs and symptoms: Dietary restrictions are severe. Extreme svelteness (emaciation) Obsession with thinness and an unwillingne...
Eating disorders, their symptoms cause diagnose and treatment