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The infamous eating disorder, ‘Anorexia Nervosa’ or ‘Anorexia’ is particularly responsible for declining health among teenage girls. More than just an eating disorder, it is a psychological disorder due to the bad conditioning of the mind that is driven to believe that sacrificing food is the best way to be fit, hep and healthy. Eating disorder treatment centers believe that the aim to become really thin supersedes the idea to be healthy.

The person who is anorexic will try her best to keep away from certain types of food. For instance, even if she is fed a little piece of cake, it can make her feel depressed that she is getting fat and may even entertain ‘bulimic’ symptoms by forcibly vomiting or using laxatives to forcibly void her system. But in most cases, such people will try their best to skip eating and will find ways and means to avoid food. This is nothing but a form of compulsive behavior wherein the individual may think she is right and the ones who are trying to make her see sense are totally wrong.

95 percent of cases that have been diagnosed for anorexia include girls in their teens and 20s. Developed counties with a high purchase parity like the US has high degree of such cases rather than developing countries and under-developing countries where people do not create so much fuss over eating, because for most of them, having two square meals is a prized thing. The tendency to be anorexic is blamed to have been spiraled off by girls who are in awe of the thin models, dancers and movie celebrities who look thin in magazines and movies.

Eating disorder treatment centers have cited that peer pressure, history of under-eating in the family, depression etc are some of the reasons that give rise to such a distorted lifestyle. Lack of self-esteem and the thrust to become perfect can be contributory factors. Authorities have also found that people who have become victims of child abuse and sexual molestation at a young age tend to develop eating disorders like anorexia. A body of science also believes that a particular gene or genes is responsible for a person to act this way.

Scientists have stated that a gene that belongs to the chromosome 1p can have a crucial bearing in making a person anorexic. The other view that arises is that the hypothalamus in the brain is probably malfunctioning due to which it is not able to manage the metabolic processes of the body, and numbs the feeling of ‘hunger’. A third theory believes that imbalance in the quantity of some chemicals in the brain can lead to anorexia. Whatever the reasons and the symptoms are eating disorder rehab centers are committed to setting things right for the person. In fact, there have been many cases of people shunning away from an anorexic lifestyle and adopting a healthy way of leading life thanks to the best diet practices and nutritional advices given by these eating disorder treatment centers.