Activity anorexia is when there is a drastic change in dramatic decline in eating brought on by increasing exercise, the additional exercise reduces your intake of food and a vicious circle is created. Activity anorexia is thought to happen to about 75% of all anorexic sufferers and is most common in athletes many of whom have performed successfully whilst suffering from activity anorexia.

The Symptoms

The person suffering from activity anorexia not only worries constantly about there weight but also about there diet, the everyday person suffering will take more and more time away from work, school and there friends and family purely just to exercise.

They will have a tendency to avoided multiple food groups to self diagnose food allergies and will very often develop severe gastrointestinal problems as a result of there actions. Many activity anorexia sufferers will develop an almost vegetarian style regime in the heating habits, eating an unbalanced diet.

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