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Anorexia: A Form of Autism?

Monday, August 30th, 2010

anorexia a form of autism

In autistic disorder, there are several different types, that while containing common elements are distinguished. Asperger syndrome is one of them, a disorder involving a lack of empathy for the patient and difficulties in communication, but overall is a syndrome rather poorly studied.

From the Maudsley Hospital in London, a group of researchers has worked fully with this syndrome, comparison with a disorder that has not been thoroughly studied yet, anorexia, and finding items that would involve a problem with another.

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Anorexia in Men

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

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Anorexia
is an eating disorder and psychological common among women, especially in adolescence and young adulthood. In a society which is dominated by a model of beauty that aims to have the perfect body and everything seems to be guided through the image, unfortunately, many girls do not feel comfortable with their body and resort to extreme measures, as stopping eating, weight loss and thus “fit” into the predetermined ideal.

When we talk about anorexia immediately associate with the feminine figure, but … what about men? Are they immune to this disorder? While few cases compared with women, men also feel social pressure to have a physical privileged and may be victims of anorexia.

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Eating Disorder Threatens Young Women

Friday, February 12th, 2010

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Being slim is the most longed for women. No doubt, some of them became confused when the arm, abdomen, or thigh fat was looking. Moreover, obesity is also synonymous with health problems.

Conversely, those judged more beautiful slim, attractive views, and even considered healthier. As a result, many people in their everyday diet schedule for a slim body shape. There are people who want to diet slowly, there are also people who want to be thin with instant way.

Only, not a few misguided people on diets. They think eating is the culprit of obesity. To lose weight, then reduce their food intake drastically. To reduce weight, reduce their food intake drastically. And, in fact is to manage the intake of dietary calories we consume
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Bulimia

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

BulimiaBulimia is a disorder of eating behavior. Like anorexia is reinforced by the pressure that women feel to be beautiful and be thin.

The message of the media beauty = happiness = thin.

Usually they are people with the right weight. Do not present the image can be seen in skeletal to anorexia. Bulimia is characterized by episodes where a person eats a lot and then vomiting or purging occurs. Bulimia can lead to anorexia.

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