Anorexia Nervosa Research Paper

Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, fear of gaining weight, and a strong desire to be thin, resulting in food restriction. Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight even though they are in fact underweight.
Symptoms
● Chronic restrictive eating or dieting, beyond the norm
● Rapidly losing weight or being significantly underweight and emaciated
● Obsession with calories and fat contents of food
● Engaging in ritualistic eating patterns, such as cutting food into tiny pieces, eating alone, and/or hiding food
● Continued fixation with food, recipes, or cooking; the individual may cook intricate meals for others but refrain from partaking
● Amenorrhea:

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is commonly known by compulsive overeating or consuming abnormal amounts of food while feeling unable to stop and at loss of control. Binge eating episodes are typically classified as occurring on average a minimum of twice per week for a duration of six months.
BED was first explained in 1959 by Albert Stunkard, a psychiatrist and researcher, as Night Eating Syndrome (NES). The term Binge Eating Disorder was created to define similar binge eating behavior without the nocturnal aspect.
Symptoms
● Continually eating even when full
● Inability to stop eating or control what is eaten
● Stockpiling food to consume secretly at a later time
● Eating normally in the presence of others but gorging when isolated
● Experiencing feelings of stress or anxiety that can only be relieved by eating
● Feelings of numbness or lack of sensation while