Eating Disorders and Health

Eating food is a basic necessity of humans, which provides the fuel to live every day...eat less one day and the energy depletes, eat over the other day and there is excess of fuel in the body and it doesnot allow one to fall asleep easily. There shall be a balance in every act, specially Eating. Under eating and over eating are considered imbalance phenomenon that direct our topic to Eating disorders. Anorexia is the fear of gaining weight..which is studied to have been the cause for major deaths in such people who donot eat even the basic required amount of food due to the fear of gaining weight, even for one single day.

Eating disorders can be forced by the society, by classmates and colleagues, with their odd comments, they can be psychological disturbances too. A recent study conducted by Lancaster University revealed that there could be one common reason for disorders such as Irritable bowel syndrome, Anorexia Nervosa and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. That reason being, some antibodies generated in the nerve cells, due to a misfunctioning of the immune system after an infection in the body.

Eating disorders are a high rate among women than men and specially during two age milestones...teenage and the 30s..teenage is when girls only know that they have to look good and fit into good dresses..they have no awareness on required BMI, nutrition and why not to go on crash diets. They like to see no erruptions on the face, mostly caused due to fatty foods, and tend to follow crash diet. Some girls continue in that path forever and cannot come out, they are prey to Anorexia. During the 30s age, most women suddenly realise that they have to look good as their body starts to behave differently to the 20s days when the skin was firm, there was not much fat around the tummy..and during the 30s, due to deliveries and no time in life, their fit bodies tend to look saggy and out of shape. This leads to dieting regimes. Those suffering from depression amd other Psychological illnesses fall for binge eating..eating without control, eating the same item again and again and with no limits. Controlling them is not so easy, hence Medical intervention is necessary and helpful.

The researchers are working on finding out whether Anorexia and such syndromes can be really caused due to the bacteria affecting the brain, which leads to the production of antibodies that affect the mood and appetite. If that is possible to detect the presence of such bacteria, it would also be possible to eliminate the bacteria causing the antibodies that are creating such a havoc and so many eating disorders.

..Prathyusha