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Hollywood Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is probably more common in
today's 'media' focused era more than it ever has been before.
Anorexia Nervosa is a very complex eating disorder/disease
that involves both psychological and sociological components
which result in the voluntary starvation and exercise stress
by an individual.
Anorexia Nervosa: "A psychophysiological
disorder usually occurring in young women that is characterized
by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, a distorted self-image,
a persistent unwillingness to eat, and severe weight loss.
It is often accompanied by self-induced vomiting, excessive
exercise, malnutrition, amenorrhea, and other physiological
changes."
Our daily definition of this condition often
overlooks the actual psychological part of the condition which
is often times the greatest factor. Medical professionals
are still not able to completely characterize the causes of
anorexia, and as such are the subject of debate in several
instances. Generally we have been able to agree that it is
both physiological and psychological.
If we look around at the media and the pressure
that is placed on women to conform to a certain image, it's
easy to understand why anorexia is a growing problem in our
society. Paula Abdul, Courtney Cox, Elton John, Calista Flockhart,
Marie Osmond, Elvis Presley and Mary-Kate Olsen are a few
on the growing list of celebrities themselves that have suffered
at one point from an eating disorder. Self Confidence is a
crucial element in developing this aspect, and as individuals
is something that we should always strive for, before trying
to be "peer-confident."
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About the Author:
Ryan Fyfe is the owner and operator of Anorexia Area - http://www.anorexia-area.com,
which is the best site on the internet for all anorexia related
information. Article Source: www.goarticles.com
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