Models are pretty and thin and are often taken as role models of
             success. However they must be underweight to look "perfect" on television
             and magazines. In order to be thin, they develop a disease called anorexia
             Background Although anorexia and bulimia are related to eating disorders,
             Anorexia nervosa has more background than bulimia. This essay states what
             Anorexia nervosa is and for how long the disease has been around in society.
             There is more than one definition of anorexia nervosa; however, all
             describe the same problem. Here are some of the definitions:
             Anorexia nervosa is an eating problem that occurs when a person is
             unrealistically concerned about being overweight and therefore eat as
             little as possible. This condition is both a physical illness and a
             psychiatric illness. Hormone changes result from the low weight and low
             levels of body fat. In young women menstruation stops. Anorexia nervosa
             can be very severe illness, including a risk of death from starvation
             Anorexia nervosa is a disorder in which preoccupation with dieting
             and thinness leads to excessive weight loss. The individual may not
             acknowledge that weight loss or restricted eating is a problem
             The American Anorexia Nervosa Association defines anorexia as a
             "serious illness of deliberate self-starvation with profound psychiatric
             Theoretical Information Now that we know what anorexia means, lets narrate how this
             disease came to be noticeable. We have the knowledge that anorexia nervosa is
             affecting a greater number of individuals. Although it was discovered not
             so long ago, anorexia nervosa has been around for quite a while.
             According to Neuman, there is evidence of the presence of an identical
             condition that proceeds from ancient times, long before the diagnosis was
             defined. Later, in the Middle Ages, goodness was equated with thinness.
             The acceptance of thinness was a view that ...