anorexia nervosa…

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food guide pyramid, eating disorder, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a minimally accepted body weight, intense fear of weight gain, distorted body image, inadequate calorie intake, excessive energy expenditure results in severe weight loss, bulimia, intentional weight loss, exact cause of anorexia nervosa is not known, social attitudes towards body appearance, family factors, believed to play a role in its development, occurs in adolescence, young adulthood, more common in women, affecting 1-2%, the female population, 0.1-0.2% of males, anorexia nervosa is seen mainly in caucasian women who, high academic achievers, goal-oriented family, personality, experts have suggested that conflicts, a family, contribute to this eating disorder, thought that anorexia, way, child to draw attention away from marital problems, bring the family back together, psychologists have suggested that anorexia an attempt by young women to gain control, separate from mothers, still not well understood, weight loss of 15%, greater below the expected weight, inappropriate use of laxatives, enemas, diuretics, water pills, in an effort to lose weight, self-imposed food intake restrictions, hidden, absence of menstruation, skeletal muscle atrophy, loss of fatty tissue, low blood pressure, dental cavities present, self-induced vomiting, blotchy, yellow skin, depression present in addition, eating disorder, most individuals, anorexia nervosa refuse to recognize that they have an eating disorder, denial, diagnosis, based upon ruling out other causes, endocrine, metabolic, digestive, central nervous system abnormalities to explain the weight loss, could include celiac disese, inflammatory bowel disease, addison's disease, many other possible conditions, tests that, assess cause of, damage from weight loss, chem-20, urinalysis, thyroid function tests, blood, urine tests, ecg, the lh response to gnrh test, biggest challenge in treating anorexia nervosa is having the person recognize that eating behavior is a problem, not a solution to other problems, most people who suffer from anorexia nervosa deny that they have an eating disorder, most individuals enter treatment, condition is fairly advanced, purpose of treatment is first, restore normal body weight, eating habits, attempt to resolve psychological issues, hospitalization indicated, body weight falls below 30% of expected weight, supportive care by health care providers, structured behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, anti-depressant drug therapy, the methods, severe, life-threatening malnutrition, require intravenous feeding, a support group where members share common experiences, problems able to help, eating disorders, support group, anorexia nervosa, serious, potentially deadly medical condition, by some estimates, leads to death in 10% of cases, experienced treatment programs have a two-thirds success rate in restoring normal weight, relapse is common, women who develop this eating disorder at an early age have a better chance of complete recovery, anorexia, continue to prefer a lower body weight, preoccupied, food, calories to some extent, weight management difficult, long-term treatment necessary to help maintain a healthy body weight, presence of any of these suggests a severe disease, hospitalization required, severe dehydration, possibly cardiovascular shock, electrolyte imbalance, potassium insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmias related, loss of cardiac muscle, electrolyte imbalance, severe malnutrition, thyroid gland deficiencies, lead to cold intolerance, constipation, appearance of fine baby-like body hair, lanugo, bloating, edema, decrease in white blood cells which leads to increased susceptibility to infection, osteoporosis, tooth erosion, decay, self-induced vomiting, seizures related to fluid shifts, due to, excessive diarrhea, vomiting, symptoms suggestive of anorexia nervosa, fainting, irregular pulse, seizures, severe symptoms develop, anorexia nervosa, prevention, not be possible, encouraging healthy, realistic attitudes toward weight, diet helpful, counseling.