Anorexia Nervosa
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Anorexia Nervosa, or simply “anorexia” as it is more
commonly known, is a disease classified in the eating
disorder category. Affecting about one in every two-hundred
fifty young women in the United States, it is a disease
which is characterized by the refusal to eat. This refusal
is completely by the person’s own will. Generally, they
deny their appetite and enjoyment of food. The cause of the
refusal to eat is a direct result of the fact that no matter
how thin they actually are, anorexics see themselves as
overweight. To say the least, they have a distorted sense
of reality, especially when it comes to their own
appearance.
The four diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa are
as follows:
1. Refusal to maintain 85% of normal body weight
as applies to individual height...