The spread of anorexia nervosa, especially in Western developed countries, is reaching alarming proportions. According to the International Classification of Diseases, the central feature of anorexia nervosa is "deliberate weight loss". This means that anorexia nervosa is a progressive pursuit of lightness. Moving from this observation, I ask why so many people want to lose weight, why some wou...

introduction: anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a person refuses to stay at even the minimum body weight considered normal for their age and height. persons with this disorder may have an intense fear of weight gain and a distorted body image. inadequate eating or excessive exercising results in severe weight loss. the exact cause of anorexia nervosa is not known, but social attit...

Anorexia nervosa is one of the most prevalent eating disorders, disproportionately affecting more women than men. It characterized by deliberate self-starvation alongside other extreme measures to maintain an exceedingly low weight. This scientific literature review aims analyze effects anorexia on pregnancy in both maternal health and perinatal health. addresses a gap current that compares pre...

CONTEXT Anorexia nervosa and normal-weight hypothalamic amenorrhea are characterized by hypogonadism and hypercortisolemia. However, it is not known whether these endocrine abnormalities result in reductions in adrenal and/ or ovarian androgens or androgen precursors in such women, nor is it known whether relative androgen deficiency contributes to abnormalities in bone density and body composi...

BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa is complex and difficult to treat. In cognitive therapies the focus has been on cognitive content rather than process. Process-oriented therapies may modify the higher level cognitive processes of metacognition, reported as dysfunctional in adult anorexia nervosa. Their association with clinical features of anorexia nervosa, however, is unclear. With reclassification...

A patient with a past history of anorexia nervosa developed a hypokalaemic myopathy following a 'flu-like illness. Although she was apparently in remission from anorexia nervosa, the diet was found to be markedly abnormal with an excessive ingestion of liquorice and a low potassium salt intake. The clinical features and investigations, including muscle biopsy, are described. The patient is comp...

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric eating disorder with multisystemic complications. Several dermatologic abnormalities have been described but an association with purpura is rare. We report two cases of anorexia nervosa presenting with diffuse reticulate purpura over the trunk and extremities. The skin lesions resolved after the patients’ nutritional status improved. We emphasize that the diffu...