What is Anorexia Nervosa? This condition is often characterized by a significant weight loss resulting from excessive dieting. In order to lose weight in quick time, obese people try this method to shed pounds and stay fit. Mentioned below are few charecterstics shown by people who suffer from Anorexia Nervosa:

• A person weighs 85% or less than what is expected for age and height
  
• Is terrified of becoming fat. Even though the person is markedly underweight.
  
• Feels fat even when very thin.
  
• In women, menstrual periods stop. In men levels of sex hormones fall.
  
• In addition, anorexia nervosa often includes depression, irritability, withdrawal, and peculiar behaviors such as compulsive rituals, strange eating habits, and division of foods into "good/safe" and "bad/dangerous" categories.
  
• Person may have low tolerance for change and new situations; may fear growing up and assuming adult responsibilities and an adult lifestyle. May be overly engaged with or dependent on parents or family. Dieting may represent avoidance of, or ineffective attempts to cope with, the demands of a new life stage such as adolescence.