Anorexia Nervosa Research Paper

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When you think of anorexia nervosa you may think of the stereotypical teenage girl who starves herself to get the perfect body, but that is not the true meaning behind it. Anorexia Nervosa can happen to anyone including children who cannot maintain an appropriate weight for their age. People with this disease may purge, exercise to the extreme, or even binge eat. One of the symptoms of being anorexic is thinking you are fat or you are scared that you are gaining weight when in reality they are underweight. The two most common types of anorexia are binge/ purge and restrictive. I believe a main cause for anorexia is the “perfect” size clothing model. Marilyn Monroe, a size 12-14 model, was the ideal size at one point in time. Now-a-days, models