Eating disorder detonates fatorexia

The fatorexia it's a kind of Eating disorder where there is adistortion of thebody image ; that is, adeformation in the way that one perceives one's ownimage .

Although it is not considered a disorder of eating behavior yet, as thebulimia oranorexy , those who suffer from it fail to notice the problem, even when their environment manifests them. Contrary to what happens in theanorexy , people with this condition lookthin but in reality they haveoverweight .   

However, fatorexia can be as dangerous as anorexy due to the health problems generated by the obesity , including death . People who suffer from it are at risk of suffering numerous chronic diseases asdiabetes , hypertension , cardiovascular problems Y dyslipidemia .

Habitual behaviors of a person with fatorexia :

1. Avoid looking in Mirrors full body and choose only the small ones. 2. They do not weigh themselves and they do not know how much they weigh exactly. 3. They use loose and dark clothes. 4. They use jewelry and accessories that distract attention and dissimulate some of the overweight. 5. They do not listen or think that their environment exaggerates when it warns them that they are overweight. 6. When they are weighed in any medical consultation, and the weighing machine throws a high weight, the first thing they think is that it is broken.

To know a little more about this disorder, in GetQoralHealth we show you the video of the case of the author Sara Bird, who explains how she lived with this disease :

The treatment consists of a psychological therapy and one balance diet that allows you to lose weight and consequently decrease the risks associated with morbid obesity .

It is usually perceived as something positive that women with overweight or obesity , have their self esteem and look pretty; However, it is important to be clear about the risk that this implies for health because it is not just a matter aesthetic , but of a serious problem for the health.


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