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What is phobia of becoming obese called?
Anorexia
What weight do 5'8 females qualify for anorexia?
THERE IS NO WEIGHT WHICH QUALIFIES YOU anorexia nervosa is a severe mental disorder. if you are naturally thin but eat healthily and are happy, YOU DON'T HAVE ANOREXIA. but if you constantly have negative thoughts about your body, and try to avoid eating, YOU HAVE ANOREXIA. you could still be obese. it doesnt matter.
Is anorexia or bulimia worse?
Neither is "worse" in comparison to the other. Both are highly dangerous and destructive to one's body, with numerous physical and mental health consequences.
Is Anemia or Anorexia worse?
uhh. i wouldnt say they are comparable. one is an eating disorder (anorexia) where one starves themselves and the other (anemia) is when blood vessels rupture and break down both can be very dangerous and possibly life theatening but thats about as much as they have in common
Why isn't anorexia treated to the same level of public health attention as obesity?
Possibly because obesity is a lot bigger problem than anorexia is. Their are a lot more people that are obese than their are with anorexia. Both are very unhealthy problems though and both require attention for treatment.
What does the word nervosa mean in anorexia nervosa?
The term nervosa in anorexia nervosa refers to a state of nervousness or loss of appetite leading to an eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by an extreme fear of gaining weight and distorted body image, leading to restricted food intake and excessive weight loss.
Is anorexia healthier than obesity?
Both lead to health problems. It would be hard to say which is worse.
What is worse anorexia or strep throat?
Anorexia is worse than strep throat, by far. Strep throat is (usually) a short term illness that is treated with medication and a doctor's visit. Anorexia is both a physical and mental illness in which the anorexic person believes they are fat and starves themself and overexercises to lose excessive amounts of weight. Anorexia is not always curable, and severe cases require months on end in a hospital or in an outpatient treatment care center. Anorexia can be a lifelong, deadly disease, while we have developed cures and treatment options for strep throat.
Do obese people get anorexia?
It's not possible for an obese person to be diagnosed with anorexia under the current standards of the DSM-IV TR, since one of the primary criteria is: # Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (eg, weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected or failure to make expected weight gain during period of growth, leading to body weight less than 85% of that expected). However, an obese person could be diagnosed with Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, which notes that: All of the criteria for anorexia nervosa are met except that, despite significant weight loss the individual's current weight is in the normal range.
Did one superchick member have anorexia?
Yes, the singer of the song courage battled anorexia.
Does anorexia cause ageing?
for sure it does... with all the stress an anorexic puts their body under, it will no double cause premature ageing.. if not worse.
What is worse being obese or being anorexic?
I think that being anorexic is worse than being obese i have never tried either one, but i read in a couple of magazines that when you are anorexic you are very sad, but when you are obese you can lose weight and you are happy when you eat they are both dangerous things to try so please don't do either one. If this is for a project or just research ok but don't try to be anorexic or obesse because you could get seriously hurt. ^^^This is not true obese people are not all "happy"? And why write on something you have no understanding about? Okay heres facts: with obesity you have a high risk of getting type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease or stroke, pregnancy risk,sleep problems,suddent death, and liver failure. I am not saying that anorexia isn't a serious problem but know from experince that obesesity does not make people happy. In fact depression often happens from it. And is a huge problem in America;having people laugh at you because of your size is not"fun" and many people can't just lose weight as a person who hasn't gone threw either you wouldn't know. Now on to facts about anoerexia: 95% of people are females but number of anorexic men are increassing. Also estimated 6% of anorexia victims dying from complications of the disease, some women actually stop getting their period..same with obesity. Anorexia is basically starving your self. This causes organs to stop working,effects to the brain and everything. Both are equally as bad and are an illness. As a person who was over weight most of my life, and knew people who were anorexic, I know from experince.
