What is Anorexia? Seriously!?

Question

this is serious!

Answer 1

As far as I know, anorexia is a psycological disorder that causes you to feel that you are fat - no matter how thin you are. To aleviate the anxiety, the body will actually reject food. If you eat - it's extremely minimal amounts. You will eventually starve, your vital organs can collapse and you can die.
I'm sure if you google anorexia, you will get thousands of websites that will help you understand it better.

Answer 2

Anorexia is an eating disorder. People with this think that they are overweight and they keep getting thinner and thinner because they don't eat. They cannot seem to see how skinny they are, they can be skin and bone and they still think they are fat. Even looking at themselves in a mirror they cannot see themselves for what they really look like.
This a life threatening disorder and a person who thinks they may have it should see a doctor very soon.

Answer 3

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion. Individuals with anorexia often control body weight by voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. It primarily affects young adolescent girls in the Western world and has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric condition, with approximately 10% of people diagnosed with the condition eventually dying due to related factors.[1] Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition, involving psychological, neurobiological, physiological and sociological components.[2]

Anorexia is a life threatening condition that can put a serious strain on many of the body's organs and physiological resources. A recent review of the scientific literature outlined a number of reliable findings in this area.[3] Anorexia puts a particular strain on the structure and function of the heart and cardiovascular system, with slow heart rate (bradycardia) and elongation of the QT interval seen early on. People with anorexia typically have a disturbed electrolyte imbalance, particularly low levels of phosphate which has been linked to heart failure, muscle weakness, immune dysfunction, and ultimately, death. Those who develop anorexia before adulthood may suffer stunted growth and subsequent low levels of essential hormones (including sex hormones) and chronically increased cortisol levels. Osteoporosis can also develop as a result of anorexia in 38-50% of cases,[4] as poor nutrition lead to the retarded growth of essential bone structure and low bone mineral density.

Furthermore, changes in brain structure and function are early signs of the condition. Enlargement of the ventricles of the brain is thought to be associated with starvation, and is partially reversed when normal weight is maintained.[5] Anorexia is also linked to reduced blood flow in the temporal lobes, although as this finding does not correlate with current weight, it is possible that it is a risk trait, rather than an effect of starvation.[6]

Answer 4

If you are wondering if YOU are anorexic???Then you probably are and need to seek help. It isn't a normal thing to wonder if one is anorexic and to wonder must mean you at least have some sort of eating disorder and ANY kind of eating disorder needs medical attention before it gets any worse.

Answer 5

Anorexia is a chronic loss of appitite. Yes, it is serious, because you can die from starvation.

Answer 6

it is starving yourself.It is kind of a mental disorder where your mind tells you youre fat and to stop eating.You can sort feel the fats from food enter your body.All a mind game.