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Anorexia In Young Girls

In this day and age it feels as if we are all being pressured to have a certain body image so that people will accept us. We are always striving to be included and when we are not we feel isolated and demoralised about life. Unluckily some of us will use drastic things to match this look.

Anorexia is an eating disorder that many young girls do in order to lose a large amount of weight and to maintain it. They do this by starving themselves. Usually this disorder will start to affect young girls as they enter into puberty because it is around this time that they begin to feel the full impact of peer pressure.

It is hard for anyone who has started this to put a stop to it – which is why they will usually lose well below the average weight that they should be at. This can cause serious health problems that could affect them for the rest of their lives.

There are different things that people will do when they are anorexic. Starving themselves, too much exercise, and using too laxatives are the most common ways. Some might cook large meals for other people – but will refuse to eat any of it.

February 19, 2009 - Posted by nlwest21 | Eating Disorders | | No Comments Yet

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