Eating disorders

 Any disorder characterized primarily by a pathological disturbance of attitudes and behaviors related to food, including anorexia nervosa anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Other eating-related disorders include pica and rumination, which are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood

Anorexia Nervosa

an eating disorder and serious mental health condition.

People who have anorexia try to keep their weight as low a kos possible. They may do this in different ways, such as not eating enough food, exercising too much, taking laxatives or making themselves sick (vomit). This can make them very ill because they start to starve.

They often have a distorted image of their bodies, thinking they're fat even when they're underweight.

Men and women of any age can get anorexia, but it's most common in young women and typically starts in the mid-teens

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