Do you know the name of the worlds deadliest eating disorder? If you guessed anorexia you are correct. Anorexia is a health condition that largely affects teenagers. I will be talking about what anorexia is, the causes and symptoms, understanding anorexia, recovering and preventing anorexia, and lastly some facts. Let’s start with what anorexia is and the causes and symptoms.
What is anorexia and what are the causes and symptoms? Anorexia is a medical condition in which you think you are to overweight and you try to lose the fat that you think you have but your already very skinny. The causes of anorexia are usually due to stress, depression, or society. Some people stress eat but some people don’t eat at all due to stress or depression. Society also has an impact on anorexia, being bullied about your weight, or feeling to over weight around other people.
The symptoms of anorexia are also very serious health issues, the symptoms include kidney failure, slow heart rate, weak bones, weak muscles and dry skin. Now that we …show more content…
The full name of anorexia is anorexia nervosa, and should not be confused with bulimia nervosa. The difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is that for anorexia nervosa you barely eat at all, but for bulimia nervosa, you eat a lot then you throw up everything you just ate. Both of these cause bradycardia which can cause death. Why is anorexia nervosa so dangerous? The dangerous part of anorexia is once you start eating less, your body starts handling smaller portions of food, and soon you will only be able to eat very small portions of food, or if you want not eat at all, which could cause death. How can anorexia kill you? Heart disorders are the most common cause of death, the effects of anorexia on the heart include slow heart rate of dangerous heart rhythms, which can cause bradycardia, and cause death. Understanding anorexia is important and equally as important as preventing and recovering from
What is anorexia and what are the causes and symptoms? Anorexia is a medical condition in which you think you are to overweight and you try to lose the fat that you think you have but your already very skinny. The causes of anorexia are usually due to stress, depression, or society. Some people stress eat but some people don’t eat at all due to stress or depression. Society also has an impact on anorexia, being bullied about your weight, or feeling to over weight around other people.
The symptoms of anorexia are also very serious health issues, the symptoms include kidney failure, slow heart rate, weak bones, weak muscles and dry skin. Now that we …show more content…
The full name of anorexia is anorexia nervosa, and should not be confused with bulimia nervosa. The difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is that for anorexia nervosa you barely eat at all, but for bulimia nervosa, you eat a lot then you throw up everything you just ate. Both of these cause bradycardia which can cause death. Why is anorexia nervosa so dangerous? The dangerous part of anorexia is once you start eating less, your body starts handling smaller portions of food, and soon you will only be able to eat very small portions of food, or if you want not eat at all, which could cause death. How can anorexia kill you? Heart disorders are the most common cause of death, the effects of anorexia on the heart include slow heart rate of dangerous heart rhythms, which can cause bradycardia, and cause death. Understanding anorexia is important and equally as important as preventing and recovering from