What is Anorexia - Causes, Symptoms and Effects?

Anorexia or Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that affects 1 to 2% of women. This disease mainly affects girls from 12 to 20 years old, but can appear as early as 9 or 10 years old. Boys are less affected, as 9 out of 10 anorexic patients are girls. Anorexia results in an obsession with weight loss resulting in severe dietary restrictions. Often, these restrictions are accompanied by intense physical activities to lose weight along with obsessive fear of getting fatter. The desire for thinness can lead to other abnormal behaviours such as binge eating, use of laxatives and