Professionals recommend that women with eating disorders do their best to resolve the eating disorder related weight and behavior problems before they attempt to get pregnant. However, since this is sometimes easier said than done, getting information and advice about pregnancy and eating disorders is a great first step.
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Eating Disorders and Ethnicity
Eating disorders and how the effect women vary greatly depending on cultural and socio-economic factors. Many incidences of eating disorders in women from various ethnic groups occur as a result of environmental stress, that and can be affected by acculturation, the process of cultural assimilation.
Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss. Many women permanently lose fertility, muscle mass and even their lives to this disorder. Continue reading ‘Anorexia Nervosa’