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What do mean by Anorexia Nervosa?

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Anorexia Nervosa: This is a psycho-physical condition. It is characterised by lack of appetite and a associated with the subconscious desire to remain slim. Such a felling usually develops in young women or adolescent female in order to retain their body figure and image. As a result of this, there is a refusal to maintain normal body weight from their fear of becoming obese and spoiling their figure.

Anorexia is an eating disorder which is affecting the youth nowadays., It is a dangerous disorder for our health and well being.

Anorexia can lead to many problems such as bone loss, loss to skin integrity and many even cause menstruation to stop. It puts great stress on the heart and interreges the risk of heart attacks and other heart related problems. Individual suffering from anorexia also face an increased risk of death.