Category: Anorexia

A life with anorexia can be very difficult, and if people do not seek help, they may lose their lives. As mentioned before, anorexia is the most common eating disorder, has the highest mortality rate (NICE Guidelines 2004), and is not exclusive to any age or gender. Being so common it means that there are…

Abstract Eating disorder is one among the common chronic conditions in the world today especially among adolescents. Eating disorder (ED) describe sicknesses that are represented by constant disturbance of eating patterns and extreme unhappiness or worry about body weight/shape which leads to poor physical and/or mental health. There is a huge misconception among some adolescents…

Heighted Attentional Capture by Visual Food Stimuli in Anorexia Nervosa was a study done to test patients with anorexia nervosa and food stimulation. This study was done in 2017 to test the hypothesis that patients with anorexia nervosa are insensitive to the attentional capture of food stimuli. This means the researchers were testing to see…

There are three main eating disorders which are all an abnormal attitude towards food and the intake of it. All will have a negative impact on an individuals life, including their physical and mental health. A sufferer may have a distorted view of their weight or body shape and so will either under or over…

Beauty is a state of mind. As adolescent girls and boys grow and develop, they have to learn to accept and love their bodies. The process of loving oneself is arduous, and being insecure can last into adulthood. However, some childrens insecurities may turn into serious disorders. One condition that is related to body dysmorphia…