| Pro anorexia is a controversial matter, referring to | | | | may actually lead to death by starvation. |
| the pro-active character of anorexics' lifestyles. | | | | Physicians and psychiatrists strongly recommend |
| There are lots of pro anorexia web sites | | | | persons with anorexia to accept and follow an |
| throughout the Internet that provide feedback to | | | | appropriate treatment. Medical professionals are |
| people with anorexia. These web sites offer tips, | | | | disturbed by the slogans promoted by pro |
| advice and support to persons who are dealing | | | | anorexia web sites and try to inform people with |
| with eating disorders. | | | | such eating disorders about the risks they expose |
| Pro anorexia (pro-ana) web sites claim that their | | | | themselves to. |
| aim is not to encourage and support anorexia, but | | | | It is very important to understand that anorexia |
| to prevent and eliminate its undesirable effects. | | | | is an illness, not a lifestyle! A real act of courage is |
| However, despite these affirmations, pro anorexia | | | | to ask for help, not to try to deal with anorexia |
| web sites primarily focus on helping people with | | | | on your own. It is also vital to quickly take action |
| anorexia to better deal with their condition, | | | | in overcoming such eating disorders, in order to |
| instead of revealing the dangerous aspects of | | | | prevent further damage and health problems. |
| having such an eating disorder. | | | | Anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders can |
| Through the means of pro anorexia web sites, | | | | be treated; however, a lot of ambition is involved |
| persons with anorexia are integrated into an online | | | | in the process of overcoming the illness. People |
| community; they mainly receive tips on how to | | | | with anorexia usually deny having a problem and |
| take care of themselves and they are not | | | | they isolate themselves from the rest of the |
| encouraged to ask for professional help. Pro | | | | world. Pro anorexia web sites try to make these |
| anorexia web sites challenge people with anorexia | | | | people feel appeased and to integrate them within |
| to accept their condition, regarding to anorexics | | | | a community where they are understood and |
| as rebels fighting against conventional, | | | | appreciated. Despite all that, these web sites |
| old-fashioned ideals and values. | | | | never encourage anorexics to take steps in curing |
| Pro anorexia web sites usually implement the idea | | | | their condition. They concentrate on providing |
| of superiority among the community of people | | | | them with recipes and diets instead, therefore |
| with anorexia, referring to anorexics as people | | | | contributing to their destruction. |
| with a strong will that take action in order to | | | | People with anorexia should accept professional |
| achieve their goals. Their behavior is appreciated | | | | help and try to perceive their condition from an |
| and considered to be an act of courage. | | | | objective point of view. They should understand |
| The ideals promoted by pro anorexia web sites | | | | there are better things in life than continuously |
| are drastically contradicted and admonished by | | | | counting calories and worrying about gaining |
| medical professionals. In their opinion, people who | | | | weight. |
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