Fight against Anorexia! Health Educational Program

Anorexia Nervosa -is a eating disorder characterized by refusel to eat,to maintain the body weight,caused by a obsessive fear of ganing weight do to a disorded self image.
Shocking the present reality shows an increased numbers of anorexia cases.
To prevent this phenomenon is necessary a complex health education program based on general teaching process.

Is necessary to give complete and correct informations about the practice of a healthy diet (the one that makes your body function properly).
The educational program has to be addressed to all public and especially to the vulnerable groups.

Is necessary to inform them about:
-basic knnowledge of nutrition
-principals of feeding practice (for parents)
-how to choose foods (quality and quantity) of a healthy diet
-etiology and predisposing factors of anorexia
-pictures of anorexia cases and how to be prevented.
-psychological support.

Methods of informing:
-Personal Approach: friendly and open talk in families,lectures in schools,seminars in institutions,home visits,demonstration of preparing a healthy meal (and talking about the lack of those elements in the body)
-Mass Media : offering a correct image about the healthy body,medical informations,show the negative effects of this type of behavior.

Do not forget one of the causes of young mortality is anorexia,let's fight against this scourge!