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Anorexia athletica (sports anorexia), also referred to as hyper-gymnasia, is an eating disorder characterized by excessive and compulsive exercise. An athlete with sports anorexia tends to overexercise, to give themselves a sense of having control over their body. Most often, people with the disorder tend to feel they have no control over their ...
Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, [12] is an eating disorder characterized by food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. [1] Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a fear of being overweight or being seen as such, despite the fact that they are typically ...
Purging disorder. Purging disorder is an eating disorder characterized by the DSM-5 as self-induced vomiting, or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas to forcefully evacuate matter from the body. [1] Purging disorder differs from bulimia nervosa (BN) because individuals do not consume a large amount of food before they purge. [2]
1. Prioritize strength training. Strength training is crucial for women over 50; I emphasize this to all my clients. Muscle mass naturally declines as you age, leading to a slower metabolism and ...
Night eating syndrome (NES) is an eating disorder, characterized by a delayed circadian pattern of food intake. [1] Although there is some degree of comorbidity with binge eating disorder, [1] it differs from binge eating in that the amount of food consumed in the night is not necessarily objectively large nor is a loss of control over food ...
Anorexia is a medical term for a loss of appetite. While the term outside of the scientific literature is often used interchangeably with anorexia nervosa , many possible causes exist for a loss of appetite, some of which may be harmless, while others indicate a serious clinical condition or pose a significant risk.
Denise Austin shares her go-to “low-impact” exercises for women over 50. “The more muscles you use, the more calories you burn,” Austin tells Prevention . Plus, the “top-of-the-line ...
Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) [1][2] is a syndrome in which disordered eating (or low energy availability), [3] amenorrhoea / oligomenorrhoea (in women), and decreased bone mineral density (osteoporosis and osteopenia) are present. [4] It is caused by eating too little food to support the amount of energy being expended by an ...