A normal desire to have a good appearance is normal, but for some people this desire becomes an obsession (95% of people suffering from eating disorders are women between 12 and 25). Anorexia and bulimia exist because they are caused by fear of being fat. Research has determined that family background is one of the main causes of this phenomenon with hereditary personality types. A childhood spent in an environment where there are problems of alcoholism, quarrels between parents or between siblings, depression, sexual abuse, divorce or the constant challenge, contributes to this disorder. The outward appearance is a necessity to be accepted and loved, and energy and leaves little room for inner growth and development of self-esteem. Compounding the problem is the image ultra slim with whom the woman had faced in recent decades. However, it was recently reported an increase in men suffering from bulimia and anorexia. This is due partly to new images of fitness and body building found in advertising, gyms and magazines. Anorexia is considered the most dangerous eating disorder because 10% of people who come to early death. Some of the dangerous side effects of this disease are muscle wasting due to the fact that proteins are used for energy, pressure dangerously low, dehydration due to the use of laxatives, low resistance to infection caused by a reduced immune system function , heart attacks and heart damage caused by potassium deficiency, immobility of the digestive tract and degenerazione.Il anorexic patient must be treated by a specialist. Since the patient very difficult to meet the nutritional requirements of your body by eating, and does not consider that there are problems, the approach to the disease must be either a psychological doctor.
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