Permarexia.....
Little is know , most articles appear in Spanish and hail from South America. In tracking the beginnings it seems that the word was used in the USA by doctors studying eating disorders. The location was in the Florida region about 2003-04.
What is permarexia Its a word with no definition yet has been used in major publications (Cleo Malaysia sept 06) spoken on television (aca Australia sept 2006, Elle UK October2006)
Permarexia is the condition if I may call it that, that one( usually female) finds herself trying to maintain a weight level what she considers to enhance her acceptable body image.
Unlike anorexia permarexia is a permanent state of diet that in extreme cases maintains just enough sustenance to the human body to maintain a waif like appearance.
Recently wrongly or rightly
Victoria Beckam has be labeled permarexic.
This condition also applies to those whom binge during certain times and then diet to remove what is considered body fat and condition caused by this binge eating.
It all relates to ones body image and how one sees one self .
In articles written it gives figures of 95 per cent of females in some way mild or severe are permarexic.
The reference here is to those who constantly diet to maintain their body image. This behavior is not necessarily deemed to be abnormal in fact in western society dieting is a multi billion dollar industry and we must not over look the fact that obesity and excessive weight can be and has been proved to be a danger to ones health.
The media will pick up on this as time progresses and we must consider that permarexia is more a condition that effects those who diet to excess where as there appearance and health may seem to be slightly abnormal. Also it may appear that these persons may have more a obsession to diet than an obsession for body image.
Picture are conjured in our mind
of the waif type models seen in abundance in the 1990's or even today.
That body image and the influence it has on others is another issue into
itself.
Permarexia in the extreme sees perfectly healthy human beings maintaining their body mass to such a point where as just to maintain ones existence.
That waif like all ribs no chest model comes into my mind ,what health issues this may lead to can only be described in case histories of these individuals and that type of information can be very difficult to acquire
Thin Models on the Catwalk
Facts are required on the subject , and it with this thought that this web site may somehow offer the curious some answers.
We must also consider the long term effects dieting may have to individuals and the imbalances in ones metabolism caused by this dieting. The example of that is sometimes the rapid weight gain when a diet is suddenly altered.