Biological Causes of Anorexia

Biological causes of anorexia

At hand there are evidence that displays that some people may be hereditarily more likely to develop eating disorders. Furthermore people with anorexia have an overwhelming fear of phobia, there are two types of anorexia, the restricting type and purging type. On occasion eating disorders have a tendency to run in families. Anorexia have several factors that contribute to why people have eating disorders, First, puberty, being emotionally restrained, handling stress badly, and extremely excessive worrying and feeling afraid or unsure about the future. (Therefore, a young woman with a biological sister, mother, or other relative who suffers from an eating disorder is more than 10 times as likely to develop an eating disorder herself)

Sociological causes of anorexia

Treatment Strategies for anorexia

Strategies such as first addressing that the disorder might exist. Moreover changing how you think about yourself and food, starting to eat more food, and getting back to a healthy weight are just a few factors in starting treatment in anorexia.

What does obesity have in common with anorexia?

Is obesity a mental disorder?

Obesity diminutions life expectancy and ruins the common functioning of the body. Such as height can be inherited, however obesity can be inherited as well. (A 2009 study published in PLOS Medicine found obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking).

Reference page

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/eating-disorders/index.shtml

http://obesity.procon.org/?gclid=CPz58OLNi8cCFVM7gQodP0EPIg (is obesity a disease?)

https://www.mccallumplace.com/anorexia-causes.html (biological causes of anorexia)

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa.htm (treatment strategies for anorexia)