Permarexia 

 I was admitted to a clinic for eating disorders last year after being diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. Alot of the girls thought Permarexia was fascinating, however their definition of 'Permarxia' differs to yours. It was something that was completely surrounded the fact you eat but still lose weight. The foods include lettuce and diet coke (Luisel Ramos was said to have dieted on it). Firstly you would not eat for a while to trick your body into thinking it wasn't going to be fed but still feed it. I feel that the difference between Anorexia and Permarexia is that Anorexia is psychological whilst Permarexia is more media influenced. After 7 months i was released and thankfully i survived. I write this in hope to realizes Anorexia is not a fad diet like that of Permarexia but a disease. Posted August 16, 2008   Rowan

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Rowan great feed back , I think we are on the same page to what permarexia is, Not only media but peer groups even family can from a young age influence others about body image. Had Luisel Ramos not been a professional model would she have tried to maintain body image?, I would say yes. just like millions of others in the world . Thankfully most have a balance between diet and body image . Permarexia is the extreme of these and some physiological issues could be at work in these cases. Again Rowan thank you for your feed back, please feel free to comment any time. Colin