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Anorexia in teenagersTeenagers health & lifestyle guideTeenagers are frequently concerned about how they look and more so young teenage girls, they are constantly worrying about weight problems and even when they are thin they still feel the need to shed a few extra pounds to keep up with the trend in fashion that they are exposed to. If left some teenagers can develop this fear and go further into developing anorexia nervosa, which literally ends up with the teenager starving themselves almost to the point of death and indeed sometimes to death. Treatment and recognition of the illness is essential as the anorexic will see themselves as overweight in the mirror when in actual fact they are painfully thin, many people suffering from anorexia will be the last to admit they have a problem so getting them into treatment can hard. Although anorexia more commonly affects young teenage girls, boys also can suffer from the illness with the more common signs and symptoms of the illness being: * An intense fear of gaining weight. * Refusing to maintain the recommended weight for body height. * Severe restriction of what they eat. * The person will deny they have a problem outright. * Continual over exercising. * Taking meals to bedrooms and then throwing them away. * Frequently making excuses to avoid mealtimes. * Lying about what they have eaten. * Sullenness and mood swings. * Dividing food into good or bad categories. * Continually obsessing about how they look in the mirror. * Developing depression. * Always weighing themselves. What can be done to help your teenager? The signs above should be taken very seriously and perhaps the hardest step will be the first, in getting the teenager to admit that they have a problem. These days thinness seems to be the in thing, teenagers see it on the catwalks, in their favourite TV music videos and in friends. However watching weight sensibly is different from the illness anorexia for as the body becomes more severely undernourished more problems are brought about. If left undetected it could be several years before a totally recovery from the illness is made and the earlier the illness is caught, then the quicker and better chance a total recovery can be made. In some cases hospitalization may be needed to get them back on track and this is usually followed by extensive therapy and counselling and the use of anti-depressants. Anorexia is said to be severe if the body mass index goes down to around 12 to 12.5, the normal body mass index for reference is around 19 to 23, with a body mass index of around 17 thought to be anorexic. |
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