No One To Blame. (cover story)

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    • Subject Terms:
      ANOREXIA nervosa; EATING disorders in children; MENTAL illness; BODY image; GENETIC disorders
    • Abstract:
      This article reveals that cases of anorexia nervosa in very young children are becoming more and more common. Anorexia is a mental illness defined by an obsession with food and an acute anxiety over gaining weight. Administrators at Arizona's Remuda Ranch, a residential treatment program for anorexics, has seen the age of their youngest patients drop from about 13 to as young as nine. Recent studies have shown that the disease often runs in families.