• May 5, 2024

Following an "impossible" stereotype of reaching, social pressure, fashion, emotional problems or being accepted are some of the factors that influence a person to develop an eating disorder such as anorexia. A disease that is not exclusive to women.

According to Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) of the United Kingdom, eating disorders among men have increased so much that even a new term has been created to describe anorexia - one of these diseases - that affects men: manorexia.

This is because most think that it is a disease only of women and very few men seek specialized help. And when this help is sought, a man is more likely to be predicted to be diagnosed and treated appropriately for the eating disorder.

What do you know about anorexia?

Considered a frequent disorder, you know all about anorexia. If not, GetQoralHealth presents you with three curious facts. Get them!

1. They move as if they weighed . Anorexia affects self-perception at the unconscious level not only on the image they perceive in front of the mirror but also on their way of moving.

According to a study conducted by Anouk Keizer, from the University of Ultrecht in which a group of women had to go through a doorframe, it was discovered that while healthy women began to tilt when the door was 25% wider than their body, those suffering from anorexia were turning since the door was 40% wider than them.

2. Damage brain functions. Francisco Javier Jiménez, doctor assigned to the Specialties Hospital of the National Medical Center of the West of the IMSS, notes that the brain requires nutrients and lipids for proper functioning and those suffering from anorexia, due to its repercussions have repercussions among brain atrophy.

3. Born in the spring. Anorexia nervosa is more common among people who are born in the spring, specifically between March and June, according to a study published in the journal British Journal of Psychiatry.

4. Anorexia and obesity have common features. Researchers of the University of Barcelona discovered that those suffering from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and obesity can share certain neurobiological correlations related to reward pathways and neural circuits linked to food. Both have a lack of control in their decisions and actions regarding food.

Remember, before starting a diet it is preferable that you go with a health expert. Why this is the one that helps you select the most appropriate diet for you. Your health is in your hands!

Video Medicine: Family-Based Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents (May 2024).