We often hear of people who suffer every day from different illnesses such as AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, and many other types of illnesses. We tend to forget about the illness that affects the life of about eight million Americans in witch 90% of them are women. One of the main types of eating disorders is called Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa is a illness that is caused by intense fear of gaining weight or becoming over weight. It is also caused by an excessive weight loss from restricting food to the body and continuing to exercise. Anorexia Nervosa is not related to any preexisting physical illnesses, and it is found mainly in adolescents especially young women. Anorexia Nervosa is a mental disorder according to psychologists. The illness is mainly caused by negative feelings towards appearance, depression, and low self-esteem.Women today highly affected by the need to look perfect. According to the survey in GLAMOUR magazine it shows that out of 33,000 women 85% of them were not very happy with there body and over all appearance. Women would go as far as they can to look like the cover girl model. The results of this, is good for the distributors of diet pills, and the miracle drinks but at the same time it destroys the young women of America. What may start out to be a simple diet can turn into a deadly illness. Once a person starts by skipping meals, the illness starts off showing results with very fast weight loss.The disease is on the rise amongst athletes, both in men and women. Athletes minds tell them that in order to be the best, they need to look the best and to look the best they have to be as skinny as possible. Anorexia is also common in gymnastics, and it can be clearly seen in a young woman named Christy Henrich whose life fell short when anorexia took over her mind, body, and soul. At the young age of twenty-tow years old she died of many organ failures. At age of twenty-two her weight was only sixt...
