Anorexia nervosa and appetite 2 Articles

by Emma McFagen

Hunger is a loaded weapon pointed straight at someone with anorexia. There is no battle if there is no hunger. Picture, if you will, a military person training for wartime. Imagine the loaded gun in their hands and the "...read more

by Betty Gorham

The term anorexia nervosa was first used by William Gull in the 1870s. Anorexia nervosa literally means "nervous loss of appetite." In 1979, 50% of psychiatrists thought anorexia was indeed due to a loss of appetite. To...read more