Anorexia nervosa !
Anorexia nervosa : An eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat. Anorexia is characterised by a distorted body image, with an unwarranted fear of being overweight. Research has shown that body image, poor self-esteem, dieting fads, and fat-shaming all contribute to the development of eating disorders not just in young girls but both men and women of all ages and social classes. Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss. While men do succumb to anorexia nervosa, (5 percent to 10 percent of sufferers) women are more likely to develop the disorder in adolescence or young adulthood. Researchers have estimated 0.5 percent to 3.7 percent of all women, and 1 percent of female adolescents, suffer from anorexia. Here are the defining features of this disorder: (a) an intense and irrational fear of body fat and weight gain; (b) a determination to become thinner and thinner; an...