3. -Eating disorders are terrible
diseases caused by many
factors, which may include
emotional and personality
problems, family pressure, a
possible genetic or biological
susceptibility and living in a culture
in which there is a lot of food and
an obsession with thinness.
5. -Eating disorders are usually
manifested by obesity. They have
different degrees, generally
categorized as anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa. Bulimia nervosa
, which is more common, describes a
cycle of binding and purging.
-Anorexia nervosa is a state of
starvation (hunger) and wasting, which
can be performed with severe dieting
or purging.
7. -Bulimia and anorexia share
common characteristics-
depression, concealment
and obsession with weight
loss, but differ in
severity, personality traits
and other factors.
8. Self-starvation : Autoinanición
Medieval writings: escritos medievales
Defined: Definida
A medical problem: Un problema médico
9. -These disorders are not
new. The descriptions of
self-starvation are found in
medieval writings. Anorexia
nervosa was first defined as
a medical problem in 1873.