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• Anyone showing signs of anorexia it would be best to see a physician.
• Individuals with anorexia usually have self-esteem problems that began at a early age. When children are constantly told that they are stupid, worthless, unlovable are likely to come to believe it. Current research has found that most american girls experience a critical loss of self-esteem in adolescence, when eating disorders are likely to occur.
• It is believed by some scientist that neurotransmitters, like dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and the endogenous opioids, play a role in anorexia.
• Researchers discovered that anorexic women taking zinc gain twice as much weight as anorexic women who do not take zinc. Zinc supplementation also reduces depression and anxiety. Zinc added to the food or taken in supplemental form , is beneficial in aiding people with anorexia to gain back their appetite and weight. However, zinc deficiency alone does not result in anorexia nervosa.
• Starvation enhances feelings of anxiety, irritability, depression, and anger. For a person to bounce back from anorexia it can take up to a year or more to improve their body image, start eating normally again, and to turnabout the effects of starvation on mood and behavior.
• Usually an individual that has anorexia will be hospitalized and fed potassium and multivitamins intravenously.

• Diet should be high in fiber with lots of raw fruits and vegetables..
• Do not eat sugar or white flour products.
• Have a practitioner who specializes in treatment for eating disorders.
• Restrain from processed foods.
• To fix body tissue and regain muscle loss high protein such as fish and soy protein is essential.