Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death
Nervous anorexia and nervous bulimia are food disturbances (FD) of difficult treatment and of rise morbidity. The Program of Food Disturbances (Ambulim) of IPq-FMUSP is the first multidisciplinary Brazilian center for the treatment, teaching and research of the area. The service is based on multidis...
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| author | Maria Aparecida Conti Paula Costa Teixeira Costa Teixeira Marcela S. Kotait Eduardo Aratangy Aratangy Fabio Salzano Ana Carolina Soares Amaral |
| author_facet | Maria Aparecida Conti Paula Costa Teixeira Costa Teixeira Marcela S. Kotait Eduardo Aratangy Aratangy Fabio Salzano Ana Carolina Soares Amaral |
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| description | Nervous anorexia and nervous bulimia are food disturbances (FD) of difficult treatment and of rise morbidity. The Program
of Food Disturbances (Ambulim) of IPq-FMUSP is the first multidisciplinary Brazilian center for the treatment, teaching
and research of the area. The service is based on multidisciplinary actions integrating essentially medical, nutritional and
psychological assistance. Physical activity is considered, since there are evidences of the association of dependence to
exercise with FD. We observe a slow and gradual process leading to physical, emotional and social health worsening of a
patient, with a morbid refusal to gaining weight. Her personal beliefs very often are based on the fact that “to be thin”, “stay
thin” is the key for her personal, affective and social success. The expectation about the body spread in the contemporary
society, characterized by a notion of perfection connected to slimness, influences the physical image, essential element the
etiology of FD. The media, by their turn, offer explicit instructions about how to reach the ideal of beauty, promoting the
belief that persons can, and in fact have to, to control his physical condition and weight. The work developed by a health
professional with a patient who develops FD is intense and full with challenges, and must go beyond health care. It is expected
that professionals could share their knowledge with the population, warning it about the risks and care modalities
in order to prevent FDs to be a life style choice for young people |
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| spelling | doaj-art-35b5aeaed6af4aeeb8dd7bac30f349992025-08-20T02:21:34ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902012-01-013616570447Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus deathMaria Aparecida Conti0Paula Costa Teixeira Costa Teixeira1Marcela S. Kotait2Eduardo Aratangy Aratangy3Fabio Salzano4Ana Carolina Soares Amaral5maconti@usp.brEducadora Física do AMBULIM. Doutoranda em Neurociências e Comportamento pelo Instituto de Psicologia da USPNutricionista pelo Centro Universitário São Camilo. Nutricionista do AMBULIMMédico Psiquiatra. Coordenador do PRADA – Programa de Atendimento a Pacientes RefratáriosMédico Psiquiatra. Vice-coordenador do AMBULIM. Mestre em psiquiatria pela FMUSPLicenciatura plena em Educação Física pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Mestrado em Educação Física (UFJF). Especialização em organização e administração de recreação e lazer (UFJJ). Professora do Instituto de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais – Campus Barbacena. Pesquisadora do Laboratório de Estudo do Corpo – LABESC – UFJFNervous anorexia and nervous bulimia are food disturbances (FD) of difficult treatment and of rise morbidity. The Program of Food Disturbances (Ambulim) of IPq-FMUSP is the first multidisciplinary Brazilian center for the treatment, teaching and research of the area. The service is based on multidisciplinary actions integrating essentially medical, nutritional and psychological assistance. Physical activity is considered, since there are evidences of the association of dependence to exercise with FD. We observe a slow and gradual process leading to physical, emotional and social health worsening of a patient, with a morbid refusal to gaining weight. Her personal beliefs very often are based on the fact that “to be thin”, “stay thin” is the key for her personal, affective and social success. The expectation about the body spread in the contemporary society, characterized by a notion of perfection connected to slimness, influences the physical image, essential element the etiology of FD. The media, by their turn, offer explicit instructions about how to reach the ideal of beauty, promoting the belief that persons can, and in fact have to, to control his physical condition and weight. The work developed by a health professional with a patient who develops FD is intense and full with challenges, and must go beyond health care. It is expected that professionals could share their knowledge with the population, warning it about the risks and care modalities in order to prevent FDs to be a life style choice for young peoplehttps://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/515eating disorders. patient care team. therapeutics. |
| spellingShingle | Maria Aparecida Conti Paula Costa Teixeira Costa Teixeira Marcela S. Kotait Eduardo Aratangy Aratangy Fabio Salzano Ana Carolina Soares Amaral Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death O Mundo da Saúde eating disorders. patient care team. therapeutics. |
| title | Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death |
| title_full | Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death |
| title_fullStr | Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death |
| title_short | Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death |
| title_sort | anorexia and bulimia perfect body versus death |
| topic | eating disorders. patient care team. therapeutics. |
| url | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/515 |
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