Author(s): Pooja Devi and Pratibha Arya

Abstract:
Eating disorders are intricate mental health issues that have a major effect on individuals. Abnormal eating habits, worries, and poor body image points of view, and symptoms including weight loss, vomiting or excessive exercise, purging behaviors, using laxatives, using diuretics, using enemas characteristics of these diseases. Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) are common forms of eating disorders (ED). Eating disorders (ED) can affect individuals of any age, sex, and community. This is a major problem that was earlier seen in European countries, but now it is being seen among individuals in India as well. In India, there is no awareness about individuals eating disorders. Eating disorders (ED) affect not only the physical and mental development of the individuals but also their emotional development. Individuals with eating problems experience malnutrition, which hinders their overall growth. A severe issue, eating disorders (ED) cause people to become ill, which hinders their growth. In addition, eating disorders weaken the immune system, which makes it more challenging for the affected person to fight off infections and increases the risk of developing other infectious or non-communicable diseases in the future. According to previous studies, eating disorders were seen due to many reasons in individuals, but during this study, the major factors food avoidance, medical complications, psychological factors, and body figure consciousness were seen in eating disorder-affected individuals. This study has been conducted to know the major factor of eating disorder in adolescent girls (Age 17 to 21) of Jhansi district. During this study, eating disorders due to medical complications were seen in adolescent girls of Jhansi city. Apart from this, body mass index (BMI) has also been looked at in eating disorders (ED)-affected individuals under this study. Most of the eating disorders that affect adolescent girls fall under the category of undernourished.