Anorexia

It is an eating disorder characterized by an obsession to lose weight by monitoring extreme diets in triggering lengthy fasts. Popularly known simply by the name of anorexia.

People who suffer from anorexia experiencing a marked weight loss. They have distorted perceptions of themselves and are always fat. They reject the voluntary food intake and feel intense fear to gain weight.

These symptoms are usually accompanied by others such as irritability, insomnia, excessive exercise, lack of concentration, social isolation, feeling cold and sometimes consumption of diuretics and laxatives.

The physical harm that may result from these disorders can range from dry skin to the loss of menstruation temporary or permanent, hair loss and the presence of dizziness or lipotimias frequent.

If not subjected to treatment can cause irreparable damage, resulting from malnutrition, which threaten the life of the patient.