Anorexia Nervosa (AN)

dolu2 time i masih seorang student nutrition di UKM, kalo tak sebut pasal eating disorder mmg tak sah, dan yg paling femes, yg semua org pun tau, ANOREXIA NERVOSA.. kadang2 rasa takut tgk keadaan AN ni, sedih sangat ade gak org nak jadi sekurus tuh... tu sebablah AN ni dikategorikan sebagai satu penyakit... kalo kat msia ni, mayb koang ingat amai chinese yg an tp kalo kite lihat betul2, indian lagi ramai... kalo dlm family u all ade remaja (umur 11-18 thn) yg obses sgt ngan kurus, kenalah nasihat doang awal2, before jadi mcm dlm pics yg i attached ni... kat sini, i nak kongsi sikit about AN, i dapat dari wikipedia, nek lebih koang click sini ok! lain2 kali i akan kongsi statistik and jurnal dr malaysia ttg AN ni k!

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Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder, characterized by low body weight and body image distortion, with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia are known to control body weight commonly through the means of voluntary starvation, purging, excessive exercise or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. While the condition primarily affects adolescent females, approximately 10% of people with the diagnosis are male[1]. Anorexia nervosa, involving neurobiological, psychological, and sociological components[2], is a complex condition that can lead to death in severe cases. The term anorexia is of Greek origin: a (α, prefix of negation), n (ν, link between two vowels) and orexis (ορεξις, appetite), thus meaning a lack of desire to eat.[3] "Anorexia nervosa" is frequently shortened to "anorexia" in the popular media. This is technically incorrect, as the term "anorexia" used separately refers to the medical symptom of reduced appetite (which therefore is distinguishable from anorexia nervosa in being non-psychiatric).