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The Long Term Effects of Anorexia Are
Quite Serious
Effects of eating disorders in our society are too often ignored. In America
today, you see, thinness is viewed as healthiness. Even people who are
unhealthily skinny – actresses whose bones can be seen through their paper-thin
skin – are viewed as symbols of health and glamour. Unfortunately the effects of
anorexia are serious – more serious by far than the effects of overeating.
Ironically, in the quest to look skinny and beautiful, thousands of women every
year destroy their health.
There are many short term effects of anorexia that can be easily noticed. If you
are not eating, you do not give your body the energy to go about day-to-day
activities. The effects of anorexia can include lethargy, depression, an ability
to focus, and a lack of physical strength. People who are anorexic may look
drawn and haggard all the time, even if they have had a full nights sleep.
Another effect of anorexia is moodiness. Because their bodies are unable to
stabilize their blood sugar levels, anorexics are subject to frequent mood
swings. Basically, a bad enough anorexic will be indistinguishable from a junkie
except for the absence of track marks. They will be tragic, moody, and
incredibly thin.
The long-term effects of anorexia, however, are much more dangerous. Eventually,
after being in starvation mode for long enough, the body starts to consume
itself. Muscle tissues will be broken down, organs will start to fail, and the
digestive tract will start to atrophy. These effects of anorexia are not just
uncomfortable, they can be fatal. Sometimes, the girls who die from anorexia are
the most glamorous and popular girls. No one knows what is going on until it is
too late. Somehow, the unrealistic body expectations of our culture blind us to
the fact that girls are starving themselves to death within our midst.
Of course, the emotional effects of anorexia cannot be discounted either. Even
when young women survive anorexia, they may be scarred emotionally from it.
These women go through their whole lives thinking that they are too fat. No
matter how thin they get, it cannot be possibly be thin enough. They look in the
mirror and see a fat ugly blob staring back at them. Like the effects of bulimia
nervosa, anorexia can make it impossible for girls to develop a healthy body
image. Even if they are able to recover from the anorexia, a lack of
self-confidence often follows these girls to their graves.
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