As with other disorders, it is not correct to say that a single factor causes an eating disorder. Research conducted in various fields (heredity, the role of the brain, sociocultural pressures to be thin, the role of family, and the role of environmental pressures) shows that eating disorders occur as a result of the intersection of many influences in a person's life. Eating disorders are psychiatric disorders that occur in adolescence, mostly in women, and in which eating behavior is seriously affected. Anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are the most well-known and recognized eating disorders.
Controlled family studies have proven that eating disorders show familial transmission, and this finding has been supported by twin studies. However, the impact of the environment, especially the individual's individual environment, has a significant impact on eating disorders. Since eating disorders are complex diseases, it can be said that they develop under the influence of many genes and environmental factors. Collaboration between dietitian and psychotherapist is provided in the treatment of unhealthy eating behavior. Physician control is also a part of the cooperation in terms of intervening in physiological problems that develop in cases of chronic eating disorders
EXCESSIVE OBESITY AND ANTI-APPETITE
These 2 syndromes are mostly seen in women, and as a rule, anorexia leads to excessive obesity. The solution is excessive weight loss in youth as a result of excessive dieting. Obesity is a more general problem; It is less common than anorexia.
Overweight occurs in young people. In the first few years, it may turn into anorexia. This time, the patient goes to another extreme, stops eating enough and falls below the average weight appropriate for his age and height. Once the patient begins to lose weight, he or she often becomes irritable and hostile. From time to time, excessive obesity can be caused by disorders such as endocrine disorders, that is, underactivity of the thyroid or pituitary glands. The reaction of the environment to excessive obesity comes to the fore. This is also effective in childhood to some extent. Children may be called "fat" or "kiddy" by their friends. However, consolation takes on a greater meaning in overeating. To find solace, the patient overeats and gains weight. Excessive obesity
becomes the source of feelings of worthlessness. Even if one manages to lose weight by stopping overeating as a result of a managerial effort, this process begins again as a result of new disappointments. Cases of both types are difficult to treat. Treatment of anorexia is more difficult than obesity. Severe cases may need to be treated in hospital.
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