打破厌食症的控制

anorexia’s control One-third of people with anorexia don’t recover, but pinning down what’s happening in the brain is bringing new treatments, discovers Grace Wade THIRTEEN years ago, I was on the brink of death. My nearly year-long battle with anorexia nervosa had reached a tipping point: tests showed my heart could give out at any moment, and I was rushed to the emergency room. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by severe calorie restriction and an intense fear of gaining weight, typically leading to dangerously low body weight. Estimates suggest it affects up to 4 per cent of women and 0.3 per cent of men during their lifetime, though some studies indicate incidences are rising. …