restricted diet. As stated previously above, an anorexic is diagnosed by having a body weight 20% below the .
expected body weight of a healthy person at the same age and height of the eating disorder patient. The anorexic .
may often becomes frightened of gaining weight and even of food itself. The patient may feel fat, even though their .
body weight is well below the normal weight for their height. Some may even feel they do not deserve pleasure out .
of life and will deprive themselves of situations offering pleasure, including eating. This fear becomes so difficult to .
manage that the sufferer will gradually isolate themselves from other people and social activities. This happens so .
the sufferer can continue the exhausting anorexic behaviors. Although the mortality rate is high 30% of anorexics .
will eventually die from the disease. Approximately one third are able overcome the disease with psychiatric help . .
Warning signs to look for in someone you suspect of anorexia. Physical signs are intolerance of cold due to the .
absence of the body's natural insulator (fat), dizziness and fainting spells, dry skin, loss of muscle, and the most .
obvious, a weight loss of about fifteen percent. There are also behavioral changes in a person when they becomes .
anorexic including restricted food intake, odd food rituals, an increased fear of food, hyperactivity, dressing in .
layers, and regular weighing. Some "odd food rituals" include things like cutting food into small pieces, counting .
bites or even talking to their food. Anorexics are not repelled or revolted by food, in fact their minds are often .
dominated by thoughts of food. While the exact cause of anorexia is still unknown, a combination of psychological, .
environmental, and physiological factors is associated with the development of this disorder .The most common .
cause of anorexia in a woman is an incorrect self-perception of her weight. Anorexics feel as if they are heavier than .