Anorexia once was rare. But since the 1970s, when media attention focused on it, reported cases have more than doubled. Many experts think the disorder is related to our modern culture, and in fact it occurs only in the United States, Canada, Japan, Great Britain, and other highly industrialized societies. Symptoms you are likely to notice Anorectics tend to eat less and less even though they have already lost considerable weight. Often they are unusually energetic and may be obsessive about food and cooking meals for others - while always making excuses for not eating themselves.
Anorectics often insist they feel fine, even though they look very thin, sallow, and waxy.
In more advanced cases there are clear signs of medical problems and severe depression . Anorexia is a serious psychological and physical disorder that requires prompt medical attention. Symptoms your physician may observe Anorectics show various physical symptoms connected with chronic starvation, including slowed heartbeat, lowered blood pressure, below-normal body temperature, constipation , loss of menstruation, and the appearance of fine, silky body hair. Anorectics also characteristically have a distorted image of their bodies. They see themselves as fat even though they are considerably under normal weight.