Eating Disorders: Causes and Treatment
In 1997, 22 year old Heidi Gunther died of a heart attack during a vacation trip with her family. She was at the time a ballet dancer for the Boston Ballet. Heidi suffered from an eating disorder called Anorexia Nervosa.
Anorexia is a life threatening psychological condition where a person believes he or she is too obese, never thin enough, resulting in self starvation and excessive exercising to the point of malnutrition. This condition seems to be more prevalent among teenage girls and young women but not exclusively. Cases have also been found among men, young children, and even some women as old as sixty. It is characterized by extremely low body weight, and a distorted sense of self perception.
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