Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental disorder with life-threatening possibilities. It is an eating disorder in which a person is affected by this disease and to try to keep their weight as low as possible compared to the ideal weight for the age of the person.

Some people try to restrict their diet thinking that they are overweight but they are not. They develop a false illusion in their minds that they are overweight and need to trim their bodies. You can also opt for anorexia nervosa therapy to overcome this eating disorder.

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Some people develop an intense fear that they are fat but they are underweight. They constantly think about their weight and means to reduce weight.

Some people started doing unnecessary exercise or take laxatives to remove food from the body so that they finally lose weight. Other common behaviors include; hiding the behavior eating less food and lying about the quantity and timing of the food.

People having this eating disorder hide away and pretend as if they eat a normal diet on time. They also have a habit of strong denial about receiving their seriousness of eating disorders and their causal brings this issue as a modern lifestyle.

It is also a fact that the ratio of women is higher than the ratio of men if we compare the gender ratio for this disease but apart to be found in any age group regardless of geographic boundaries.