Anorexia Information

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Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by an irrational fear of gaining weight -- even when dangerously thin. As this eMedTV article explains, anorexia can lead to severe health risks, including cardiac arrest, brittle bones, and brain damage.

Possible anorexia causes include genetics, biochemistry, and environmental factors. As this page of the eMedTV archive explains, more research is needed before anorexia causes can be precisely determined.

Of the warning signs of anorexia, excessive weight loss is the most obvious. However, as this eMedTV article explains, there are subtle warning signs of anorexia, such as dressing in layers and conducting elaborate rituals around food.

Anorexia symptoms range from avoidance of food to swollen joints. This eMedTV article provides details about early anorexia symptoms as well as information about anorexia symptoms that occur when the disease is more advanced.

Early treatment for anorexia gives the best chance of restoring a person to normal weight. As this eMedTV Web page explains, treatment for anorexia may involve medications, nutritional counseling, and, in severe cases, hospitalization.

Health risks of anorexia range from psychological issues, cardiac failure, and even death. This eMedTV article describes the health risks of anorexia, including those that remain after the disease has been treated.

Male anorexia is not much different from the condition in females. As this page of the eMedTV library explains, people with male anorexia suffer from the same problems and the same treatment methods are often applied.

Anorexia research is currently under way on appetite control biology, hormones, and genetics to better understand this condition. This eMedTV resource discusses ongoing anorexia research in detail.

The anorexia statistics in this eMedTV article indicate that while the related death rate is higher than all other causes of death in women, more men are developing the disease. Anorexia statistics also show that the problem is a global one.