| Anorexia affects more than 1% of teenage girls | | | | being the perfect weight. They continue to |
| in America, but many young adults also suffer | | | | starve themselves and subject themselves to |
| from this eating disorder. People with anorexia | | | | harsh exercise routines long after they have |
| are obsessed with their weight and usually | | | | reached a healthy weight. Weakness and |
| undertake dangerous methods to get thin. | | | | constant tiring become normal, and they are |
| Distorted body images cause people to believe | | | | never satisfied with the results. Many will have |
| that they are fat when they are actually | | | | to be hospitalized and monitored for months |
| underweight, and up to 10% of the teenagers | | | | afterward to make sure they are eating properly. |
| who develop anorexia will die as a result of it. | | | | If you find yourself skipping meals and |
| Besides an obsession with weight and calories, | | | | overtraining, be careful. Anorexia starts with bad |
| symptoms of anorexia include starvation, brittle | | | | habits and becomes an obsession that can take a |
| skin, abuse of laxatives or diuretics, and constant | | | | lifetime to break. Always eat sensible meals and |
| fatigue. Several serious medical conditions can | | | | exercise moderately. If you find that you are |
| result, including death. People with anorexia can | | | | not losing weight the way you want or hunger is |
| get shrunken bones, mineral loss, brittle skin, | | | | a problem, try using a natural appetite |
| irregular heartbeat and low body temperature. | | | | suppressant like hoodia. The goal is not |
| They are also usually 15% under their normal | | | | starvation, but to get over those trouble times |
| body weight. | | | | when cravings arise. Keep your doctor informed |
| Many people become anorexic looking for quick | | | | about any plans you have, and get his consent |
| weight loss. Somewhere in their dieting and | | | | before starting your diet. Don’t risk your life |
| exercise routines they become obsessed with | | | | just to lose a couple of pounds. |