youthfulness, led to superstar model Scharres brush with bulimia. She said that after being in New York to work as a model at the age of four-teen, she began gaining weight. This caused several problems to her career because she couldnt fit in to many of her modelling clothes. As a consequence she began to stop eating and use herbal laxatives to lose weight and became very sick. Hobbs and Johnson(1996)note that anorexia nervosa is common in industrialized societies such as Great Britain, Sweden and Canada, where food is easily obtained and a high priority is placed on slenderness. Anorexia seldom occurs in developing countries.Behaviour: According to Hobbs & Johnson(1996) Obsessive-compulsive behaviour are common among patients with anorexia. Their main concerns in life are from food to body shape to daily activities. Anorexic patients often conceal or hoard food, or cut up food into tiny pieces, and rearrange it on their plates to give the appearance that they have eaten. They always tend to eat low calories foods in specific quantities, for example ten green beans or one table spoon of ketchup. Sometimes they go as far as counting the amount of calories in chewing gum, medicines and glue on postage stamps. These patients are obsessed with burning calories, which leads to incessant exercising. They may vigorously attempt to burn the few calories that they have consumed. Daily tasks such as bathing, homework and occupation are also often highly ritualized. Any deviation from the normal routine is a source of intense anxiety for patients with anorexia.SYMPTOMS: According to Broccolo-Philbin(1996), she says that some physical symptoms to anorexic patients include skin dryness or rashes; facial swelling; swelling of the ankles, feet, stomach; and rotting teeth. One study discovered that eating disorders caused major calcium loss even in those who were given calcium supplements. Calcium is essential to developing strong bones and teeth. Ano...
