Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa is a form of under nutrition caused by nervous and/or psychological factors. Typically, it is an eating disorder of adolescent girls, but occasionally it occurs in older females, younger children and males. Anorexia Nervosa patients are pre-occupied with food. They collect and read books and magazine articles relating to food, dieting and body weight. They have a better knowledge of nutrition than the general public. People with Anorexia Nervosa are determined to …

…including physiologic and psychological. Pressures in today's society to be thin and the media's portrayal of thinness have been thought to play some role with this eating disorder. Often times, the start of the eating disorder is seen with separation from home or loss of a loved one. Family problems and emotional problems may play a role. Eating disorders have also been viewed as a person's way to cope with one's changing body during puberty.