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*People with anorexia are obsessed with being thin. They lose a lot of weight and are terrified of gaining weight. They believe they are fat even though they are very thin. Anorexia isn't just a problem with food or weight. It's an attempt to use food and weight to deal with emotional problems.<ref> [http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=102975 National Alliance on Mental Illness]</ref>

*People with anorexia are obsessed with being thin. They lose a lot of weight and are terrified of gaining weight. They believe they are fat even though they are very thin. Anorexia isn't just a problem with food or weight. It's an attempt to use food and weight to deal with emotional problems.<ref> [http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=102975 National Alliance on Mental Illness]</ref>

*Anorexia is often preceded by a traumatic event and is usually accompanied by other emotional problems. [http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/anorexia-nervosa-000012.htm Anorexia nervosa] - University of Maryland Medical Center

*Anorexia is often preceded by a traumatic event and is usually accompanied by other emotional problems.<ref> [http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/anorexia-nervosa-000012.htm Anorexia nervosa] - University of Maryland Medical Center

 

== Epidemiology of Anorexia ==

== Epidemiology of Anorexia ==

About 90% of those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are female.  Research indicates that its incidence is between 8 and 13 cases per 100,000 annually.<ref>Bulik CM, Reba L, Siega-Riz AM, Reichburn-Kjennerud T (2005).  Anorexia nervosa:  Definition, epidemiology and cycle of risk.  ''International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37'' Suppl, S2-S9.</ref><ref>Hoek HW (2006).  Incidence, prevalence and mortality of anorexia and other eating disorders.  ''Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 19'', 389-394.</ref>The disorder most commonly occurs in adolescence.<ref>Lask B & Bryant-Waugh R (2000).  Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence.  Hove: Psychology Press.</ref>

About 90% of those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are female.  Research indicates that its incidence is between 8 and 13 cases per 100,000 annually.<ref>Bulik CM, Reba L, Siega-Riz AM, Reichburn-Kjennerud T (2005).  Anorexia nervosa:  Definition, epidemiology and cycle of risk.  ''International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37'' Suppl, S2-S9.</ref><ref>Hoek HW (2006).  Incidence, prevalence and mortality of anorexia and other eating disorders.  ''Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 19'', 389-394.</ref>The disorder most commonly occurs in adolescence.<ref>Lask B & Bryant-Waugh R (2000).  Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence.  Hove: Psychology Press.</ref>