yet another

i'm low in fat!

tell me if its all by chance. i happened to flip last week's issue of MindYourBody in the office, and then as i was reading an article about oesteoporosis, it says "anorexia nervosa" leads to premature menopause. as you all know, during the on set of menopause, woman lose up to 5-6% of bone mass in a year.

anorexia nervosa. to double confirm that the 'anorexia nervosa' condition the papers were referring to was the right anorexia that struck my head, i decided to confirm it with the online cambridge dictionary. but as i was trying to access it, "WEB PAGE ERROR". so then i googled it.

indeed anorexia nervosa, was the exact same anorexia thingy i had in mind.

as defined by anred.com...
anorexia nervosa (eating disorder) - the relentless persuit of thinness.

bullima nervosa (eating disorder also) - the diet-binge-purge disorder

this is what happens when someone is bullimic.

1. person diets, becomes hungry, and then binge eats in response to power cravings and feelings of deprivation

2. feels out of control while eating

3. Fears gaining weight and frantically tries to "undo" the binge. Vomits, misuses laxatives, exercises, or fasts to get rid of the calories

4. Swears to "be good," to never binge eat again, but then continues to restrict food intake which starts yet another repeat of the deprivation-hunger-binge-purge cycle.

5. Believes self-worth requires being thin. (It does not.)

6. May shoplift, be promiscuous, and abuse alcohol, drugs and credit cards. May engage in risk-taking behavior and have other problems with impulse control. Person acts with little thought of consequences.

7. Weight may be normal or near normal unless anorexia is also present.

comes naturally or living them out?

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