Monday, April 14, 2008

well. i should say that,development is way cooler topics to study on.
we touched on stabilty aceesibility and impact of variation in food consumption.
and mr andy showed us a (another! grozz things) video on anorexia.
it was so oh-my-g! that i was left speechless after watching it

What Is Anorexia?

Anorexia is an eating disorder where people starve themselves. Anorexia usually begins in young people around the onset of puberty. Individuals suffering from anorexia have extreme weight loss. Weight loss is usually 15% below the person's normal body weight. People suffering from anorexia are very skinny but are convinced that they are overweight. Weight loss is obtained by many ways. Some of the common techniques used are excessive exercise, intake of laxatives and not eating.

Anorexics have an intense fear of becoming fat. Their dieting habits develop from this fear. Anorexia mainly affects adolescent girls.

People with anorexia continue to think they are overweight even after they become extremely thin, are very ill or near death. Often they will develop strange eating habits such as refusing to eat in front of other people. Sometimes the individuals will prepare big meals for others while refusing to eat any of it.

The disorder is thought to be most common among people of higher socioeconomic classes and people involved in activities where thinness is especially looked upon, such as dancing, theater, and distance running.

symptoms of aneroxia
There are many symptoms for anorexia, some individuals may not experience all of they symptoms. The symptoms include: Body weight that is inconsistent with age, build and height (usually 15% below normal weight).

Some other symptoms of anorexia are:

-Loss of at least 3 consecutive menstrual periods (in women).
-Not wanting or refusing to eat in public
-Anxiety
-Weakness
-Brittle skin
-Shortness of breath
-Obsessiveness about calorie intake

so lesson learnt?
do not be stupid and thinks that u should starve in order to be slim cos it seemed rather painful to see people die-ing out of it, reasons to that? there is always a better way solve things. like mr andy says " no one in this world is born perfect"
consume healthy food diet and skip for 15 minutes at least per day would be a better choice.

isnt it?

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