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Imaginary Diva — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:49:28 +0000

Anorexia Fact Sheet

Imaginary Diva — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:07:47 +0000

The eating disorder anorexia nervosa affects many women and some cases remain undiagnosed for years. Early diagnosis and treatment increases recovery rates dramatically and knowing how to recognize signs and symptoms of anorexia assists all concerned to combat the condition effectively. Facts about anorexia are: • It seems to be more prevalent in Hispanic and Caucasian females compared to Asian and Black females. • It is more common in females between 15 and 23 years of age (alarming statistics show that a younger age group is emerging).

Eating Disorders: Fashion Trend or Disease

Imaginary Diva — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:59:57 +0000

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Anorexia and Eating Disorders-Positive Solutions

Imaginary Diva — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:41:30 +0000

Eating disorders effect thousands of young women in the United States and other parts of the world. The compulsions involved can be life destroying. With anorexia, bulemia, and other eating disorders, therapy has been found to be effective. Studies have shown that medications routinely prescribed, Prozac being the most commonly prescribed medication for eating disorders, as well as other SSRIs, have about the same success ratio as placebos in treating eating disorders. Cognitive therapy has been of help to many, as well as counseling on proper dieting and eating habits. One experience is given of a teenage tennis pro who developed anorexia, and it is said that a disproportionatly large number of female athletes suffer from eating disorders.

When Dieting Turns Fatal

Imaginary Diva — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:34 +0000

Our world is based upon social stigmas that we must all look thin. This idea of thin begins to hit our children as early as 10 or 11 years of age. Young girls are the ones hit hardest by this social disease and when simple dieting turns into an obsession wit weight, that is when dieting can turn fatal. Control. Control is at the heart of the reason why many girls choose to try an eating disorder to lose weight. The eating disorders that are most common are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia is the starving of the human body in order to lose weight and bulimia is most commonly a disorder involving eating large amounts of food and then throwing that food back up.