is it more likely for a heavy person of a slim person to have an eating disorder like anorexia?
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It is probably at equal chances because if you are bigger than you want to be smaller because you look at yourself being huge.
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anorexia is where you are over concious of what you eat, how much fat or calories are in foods you eat,  will do anything to loose the weight if you gain, and you loose so much weight that you can see your bones, and when you look at yourself you think you look fat but to everyone else you look like a walking skeleton.
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anorexics see themselves as fat when they can be 100 pounds.\nand ya. how to be an anorexic. just dont eat at all. or be bulimic and make yourself puke
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no you don't have a set weight that you cant go below\nI'm 5'6" and weigh 95 lbs\nignore ignorant people that say you look anorexic they probably have never even seen a person with a true eating disorder, people with anorexia nervosa are not just skinny they also lack muscle tone and have other features that set them apart from us normally thin people\n\nI'm also a nutritionist feel free to email me for help with the dieting or any questions
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I assume you mean an eating disorder when you use "ED." \n\nOther factors than just weight can affect your hormones and your menstrual cycle. FOr example, a very lean athlete might be in the normal body weight range, but have too little body fat to ovulate or have a cycle. And there are many other causes of amenorrhea than weight alone.\n\nWhy not simply ask your doctor what this means in your specific case? Anything said here is really guesswork.
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Anorexia Nervosa is a mental disorder in which the person has a fear of becoming fat and takes measures to reduce his or her body mass index (BMI) to 17.5 or under.  Emaciation, in a technical sense, occurs when someone's BMI falls below 15.0.  People with anorexia nervosa may become emaciated, but emaciation can result from other circumstances as well, such as disease or famine.\n\nOn a side note, the term "anorexia" is different from "anorexia nervosa."  Anorexia literally means loss of appetite, so a doctor may say someone is experiencing anorexia as a symptom.  Anorexia nervosa is the actual psychological disorder, although it's translation "nervous loss of appetite" is truly a misnomer.  Most anorectics (people with anorexia nervosa, also written anoretics) are actually hungry most of the time, and spend a great deal of time and energy planning what they are allowed to eat or not eat.
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Although that is rare, it does happen. There's something like 10 percent of all people with anorexia are male.  I am not exact on that number, but there are males with anorexia.
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I used to have the same problem too, but as I've gotten older, I have been once mistaken to be pregnant, but I swear I'm not! Haha. Anyway, I looked up what you're asking and here it is. I hope it helps.\n\n\nA person who has anorexia severely limits the amount of food he or she eats, has an intense fear of gaining weight, and can become dangerously thin. Severe or long-term anorexia can lead to starvation, serious health problems, and even death. \n\nAnorexia is not dieting. It may start as dieting, but it grows beyond your control. Anorexia is also linked to anxiety and an intense fear of gaining weight.\n\nCommon feelings and actions that are linked to anorexia include:\n\n1. Having an intense fear of gaining weight. \n2. Restricting food or types of food, such as food that contains any kind of fat or sugar. \n3. Weighing less than 85% of your expected body weight. (In a child or teen, losing or not gaining weight during a growth spurt is a concern.) \n4. Seeing your body as overweight, even though you are underweight. \n5. Overexercising. \n6. Being secretive around food and not seeing or wanting to talk about having a problem with eating. \n\nCommon signs of malnutrition from anorexia include:\n\nA low body weight. \nConstipation and slow emptying of the stomach. \nThinning hair, dry skin, and brittle nails. \nShrunken breasts. \nStopping or never getting a monthly menstrual period. \nFeeling cold, with a lower-than-normal body temperature. \nLow blood pressure. \nA slow heartbeat (fewer than 60 beats per minute). \nNot feeling pain as you normally would. \nPurplish skin color on the arms and legs from poor blood circulation. \nSwollen feet and hands. \nYellow-orange skin, especially on the palms of the hands. \nSome people who have anorexia also make themselves vomit (purging). Breakdown of the enamel on the teeth is a common symptom of ongoing or regular vomiting.\n\nHow common is anorexia?\n\nAnorexia affects less than 1% of the general population. Of that group, 90% are female. Anorexia usually begins during the teen years, but it can develop in early childhood. A few cases first occur in adulthood. It happens in people of all races, although white females are most often affected. Young people who are in sports or in work that requires a certain body type (such as wrestling, ballet, or modeling) are also at increased risk for developing anorexia.
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Do you have any other things that make you think she might have an eating disorder? Like did she complain about her weight alot before hand or does she still?\n\nIf she is not exhibiting any other signs of an eating disorder besides weight loss, it could be from something else.  I know someone who dropped 30 lbs in less than 2 months because of juvenile diabetes.
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Nope. You are slim, but not anorexic.  I am 5'8" and at one time I weighed 104 lbs. THAT was tooo thin!
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People have different frame sizes and would look absurd being a size 0 or 2...My weight has fluctuated all my life ...my lowest weight was like 145 and people told me I looked sick..as in way too skinny. Yes there are diseases and genetics also factor into metabolism and stress can for some people pack on the pounds. I had a recent weight loss and I was doing real good getting it off I had lost 60+ pounds in a course of 5 or 6 months but about 1 year later starting right after my mom died, I started gaining weight and no matter how much I tried to stick to the plan (diabetic food exchange) I still gained weight back I have gained about 40 pounds and in a course of 4 months and my eating has not changed that much to explain the gain, they say that stress make blood sugar go crazy (now I believe it). I am choosing the more excellent way in not mouthing off my opinion of your opinion, because after all you are entitled, just hopefully people don't use the same magnifying glass you use when you look at others when they look at you.
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Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder where the person has a distorted body image and, in some, also a feeling of loss of control (due to home life).  She feels that her weight is one thing can control.  So she starves herself.  Unfortunately, no matter how thin she gets, she still sees herself as fat.  Some even starve themself to death.  Here is a link to tell you more about it.\nhttp://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/article/8/1680_54205.htm
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I was anorexic and yea i got skinny but its not worth it. your stomach will growl but you will just have to get over it if you want to become anorexic. but if you ever want to stop it is hard and i can go without eating all day which i don't like and if you stop completely then you will gain weight faster than if you lost it the healthy way. I know doing it the healthy way is to much work but it is alot better for you.
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I don't believe that genetics are the cause for "most" of the obesity problem.  Here's more information.  http://www.annecollins.com/lose_weight/weight-genetics.htm\n\nAnyway, both conditions are bad for your health.  I would say that anorexia is worse.  People can recover from obesity, although very difficult.  I have never seen a person who had anorexia not look like they are still on the verge of anorexia.  Once a stick, always a stick.
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Well it is not a fact. A lot of people actually have a very poor image of their bodies... so a lot of people think they are fatter than what they really are. People who have eating disorders tend to have problems with this. When they look in the mirror they see a person much larger then the skeleton that is usually their actual body size.
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Aneroxic and Bulimia both are psychotic disorders. \n\nThey both feel that they are overweight and want to attain the perfect figures. but both have different ways\n\nThe aneroxics do not eat..or rather starve themselves to lose weight  whereas bulimics... under stress & emotional pressure first eat a huge amount ( which a normal person jus cannot imagine - this phase is called the binge ) & on realising that all this food is bad for their body and shape they purposely throw up or induce vomiting.\n\n\nDa Vinci Code,the movie is based on the novel written by Dan Brown.The book opens with the claim by Dan Brown that "all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate"; but this claim is disputed by many academic scholars
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There are four common types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive overeating, and binge-eating disorder. If your sister has any it is most likely not the last two, because they involve eating a lot. But it is possible your sister may have anorexia nervosa (commonly referred to as anorexic) or bulimia nervosa (commonly referred to as bulimic)\n\nAnorexia typically involves irrational fear of becoming obese, and results in severe weight loss due to self-starvation; may include bingeing and purging behavior.\n\nBulimia typically involves extremely restrictive dieting and regular and repeated binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting, purging through abuse of laxatives, diuretics or enemas, or excessive physical activity.\n\nSome signs are:\n\n\nANOREXIA\n\n- Has lost a great deal of weight in a relatively short time period\n- Continues to diet although bone-thin\n- Remains dissatisfied with appearance, claiming to feel fat, even after reaching weight-loss\n- Loses monthly menstrual periods\n- Develops strange eating rituals and eats small amounts of food (i.e., cutting foods into tiny pieces, moves around on plate)\n- Becomes obsessive about exercising\n- Appears depressed much of the time\n- Denial of hunger\n\n\nBULIMIA\n\n- Binge regularly\n- Purges regularly\n- Diets and exercises often\n- Disappears into bathroom often (for a long period of time to induce vomiting)\n- Appears depressed much of the time\n- Has swollen neck glands\n- Has bad breath\n- Has scars on the back of hands from forced vomiting\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nI believe, from the information you gave us, that your sister may very well have either anorexia or bulimia. It is most common in females in their teenage years and is caused by low self-esteem, fear of becoming fat, fear of growing up and becoming independent, peer pressure, and media influences. I would definitely talk to a guidance counselor, health teacher, your parents, or someone else that will be able to help her. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO HANDLE THIS YOURSELF!!! You need to get your sister professional help, because people with one of these disorders can take anything you say and think of it as another reason to keep losing weight.\nThese diseases can cause serious health problems and can even become fatal. The bottom line is your sister needs help. Please do not hesitate to get her help. Good luck and I hope everything turns out well!