Sometimes easy access to state of the art gyms and a fair knowledge of  how exercising helps in losing weight can spark off a disorder which experts call compulsive exercising. The symptoms exhibited here are a combination of bulimia, anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder. If you know anyone diagnosed with this disorder, you will find that he/she exceeds the normal exercise requirements and is absolutely fanatical about everyday diet and weight to the extend of bunking classes or getting off work early to exercise.

All workout efforts are, however considered completely dis satisfactory and one ends up pushing oneself to achieve more difficult changes, often missing out on the fun element in physical activity. For some, working out for most part of the day also gives an endorphin ‘high’.

Night-eating syndrome :

Anyone diagnosed with the disorder has no appetite for breakfast and delays the first meal of the day by several hours, and is instead preoccupied with how many calories were consumed the previous night at dinner. Most of this person’s calorofic intake is done later in the day or only at night.

Psychotherahy :

It can be used to improve the self image of the person and to deal with the psychological problems causing anorexia.

Nutrutional Therapy :

This can held the person to take a proper diet to gain the required amount of weight.

Medications:

These are not very helpful in curing anorexia but can be used to treat related symtoms to a certain extent.

Hospitalisation :

In case of dangerously thin people, hospitalisation might be required to monitor their health and bring them back to healthy state.

Alternative Therapy :

Alternative theraphy such as hypnotherapy, homeopathy, art,armatherapy, acununture, acupressure, meditation, yoga and reflexology, besides counselling and other traetments are equally effective ways that can help those with eating disorders.