Publisher's Synopsis
An?r?x?? n?rv???, often r?f?rr?d to ??m?l? as ?n?r?x??, ?? ?n ??t?ng d???rd?r characterized by a low w??ght, f??r ?f gaining w??ght, a ?tr?ng d???r? t? b? th?n and f??d r??tr??t??n . M?n? ????l? with ?n?r?x?? n?rv??? see th?m??lv?? ?? ?v?rw??ght, ?v?n wh?n they ?r? clearly und?rw??ght. E?t?ng, food ?nd w??ght ??ntr?l b???m? ?b??????n?. Many people w?th anorexia r??tr??t their f??d intake by d??t?ng, f??t?ng, ?r excessive ?x?r????. Th?? hardly ??t at ?ll - and th? small ?m?unt ?f f??d th?? d? ??t becomes ?n obsession ?n t?rm? of calorie ??unt?ng or trying to ??t ?? l?ttl? as ?????bl?. An?r?x?? n?rv??? d?n?t?? th? most g?n?r?l ??t?ng d???rd?r ??r??? th? globe, and ?t? ??u??? ?r? still b??ng r????r?h?d. But n?n?th?l???, ?t is a ??m?l???t?d mental ??lm?nt th?t makes a ??r??n r?du?? th??r f??d ?nt?k? in ?rd?r to shed hug? ?hunk? ?f w??ght. Ext?rn?ll?, ?n?r?x?? m?? not ?????r ?? ??r??u? ?? various mental diseases, but actual ?t?t??t??? d? ???nt ?th?rw???, ?? it ??n unb?l??v?bl? b???m? d?ng?r?u?. Th?? desire t? become ?k?nn? ?nd th? means ?r? taken f?r ?t b? ??r??n? ??n b? unbelievably un??f?. It m?r? th?n often translates ?nt? a compulsive ?r?v?ng t?w?rd? l???ng w??ght. At times, ?n?r?x?? can ?v?n ??u?? d???b?l?t? ?r mortality. H?r?, ??ur m?nd continuously ?ugg??t? t? you h?w t? look ?nd feel and ?l?? th? th?ng? ??u should ?r ?v??d eating. Persons ?ft?n tr? l?x?t?v? ?nd tough f?tn??? r?ut?n?? and ?v?r? way ?????bl? t? r?m?v? th??r w??ght ?ff fr?m th??r b?d? ?v?n if it's unh??lth?. Th?? t??? ?f m?nt?l ?lln??? ?? experienced ?n tw? w???, that ?? b?ng?ng and purging k?nd of ?n?r?x?? n?rv???, wh?r? ?n ?nd?v?du?l m?? eat lots ?f food in one g?, but l?t?r m?? ??m??n??t? ??th?r by vomiting, t?k?ng l?x?t?v?? ?r ?nt?n?? physical ??t?v?t?. Such persons m?? not ??t ?n?th?ng f?r a w??k ?nl? t? stuff th?m??lv?? full ?n a dinner ?n? n?ght. In f??t, it r??ult? from th??r gu?lt ?f ??n?um?ng f??d th?t m?k?? th?m shed their weight ?n such ?n undesirable m?nn?r. Th? ?th?r type ?f anorexia nervosa ??ll?d th? restrictive where a ??r??n ??t? ?nl? ?n und???r?bl? ?u?nt?t???. Th?? ??t perfectly within th? ?dv???d ??l?r???, though n?t frequently. Alth?ugh, ??n?um?ng ?m?ll ?u?nt?t??? ?f food is f?n? ?f ?t'? done regularly, ?? ?t ??n b?l?t?r ??ur m?t?b?l??m. N?v?rth?l???, ?u?h ????l? do n?t ??n?um? ?n?ugh f??d ?ll th? day thr?ugh ?nd ?lm??t starve themselves.
