| Eating disorders have been considered an alternative | | | | taken by most anorexics; that alone increases the |
| method of pushing yourself to stay thin, a fact most | | | | rate of calorie burning. |
| people fail to understand. Anorexia nervosa and | | | | While with bulimia, a person follows a normal eating |
| bulimia nervosa have been linked to depression and | | | | pattern however, the amount of food taken is much |
| schizophrenia in terms of being mental illnesses. | | | | more than a regular person would and that purging is |
| Anorexia nervosa has been defined as an obsessive | | | | done after each meal. Bulimia involves a sense of |
| fear of gaining weight resulting to an extremely low | | | | pride as it makes a person feel guilty of eating fatty |
| body weight and distorted body figure while bulimia | | | | food. To compensate for this thought, bulimics |
| nervosa is the contrary of anorexia; simply defined | | | | consider their eating habit normal as they are able to |
| as over eating followed by compensatory behavior. | | | | taste the food but not totally digest it. |
| Bulimia is the more obvious eating irregularities as the | | | | In addition to particular mental side effects that go |
| person eats a lot then suddenly stops eating resulting | | | | along with anorexia and bulimia, we can't set aside |
| to a sudden change of eating patterns drastically | | | | the obvious health concerns that may follow resulting |
| affecting the digestive system. It is commonly | | | | from such eating disorder. Primarily, the person limits |
| known as fasting. Both eating disorders are dictated | | | | the energy that will be consumed by the body as |
| by the mind's decision to control eating habits. Apart | | | | the nutrient intake is reduced. That in effect, results |
| from the bad mental condition it can cause, it leaves | | | | to difficulties in maintaining an acceptable body |
| lasting bad effects to the body. | | | | temperature. As the body regulates temperature, a |
| It all started with an extreme diet plan for a person | | | | sporadic activity of blood pressure occurs that may |
| to suffer eating disorders. The sense of control may | | | | result to a cardiac arrest. Apart from these conditions |
| be addictive to a person starting to rapidly crash diet. | | | | of body temperature and blood pressure, digestive |
| It can be related to the overall control of a person's | | | | organs are also being damaged. Anorexics can |
| life, for instance, someone going through a difficult | | | | experience severe stomach ache due to the natural |
| stage in life is most likely to divert his or her | | | | tendency of the stomach lining to consume itself in |
| attention to changing eating patterns. Though the | | | | the absence of actual food. Thus, due to nutrient |
| conscious mind tells the body the reasons behind the | | | | insufficiency, the strength of the bone can b |
| negative side effects of eating disorder, a person's | | | | compromised. All of these bad health effects may |
| subconscious state will react otherwise hence forcing | | | | lead to seizure or even fatality. |
| the person completely aware of its effects to decide | | | | Before taking the route of crash diet plan, seeking |
| to take the route of eating reduction. | | | | medical attention will surely help someone who wants |
| Anorexia differs from bulimia in terms of the process | | | | to lose weight. In addition, there are a lot of natural |
| of food intake reduction and nutrient absorption. | | | | and organic medicines that can help in reducing |
| Anorexia involves a total restriction of food limiting | | | | excessive fat without compromising health. As |
| the intake on a regular basis. Laxatives are most | | | | mentioned earlier, the negative side effects can be |
| commonly used by people who are experiencing | | | | prevented by conditioning the mind to choose a risk |
| anorexia to really serve their purpose of crash diet | | | | free course of reducing weight. All that needs to be |
| so that they can prevent themselves from actually | | | | done is a wise decision making. It's your health at risk |
| eating regularly. Thus, over exercising is the course | | | | after all. |