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There are a number of things which usually conspire to cause emaciation. Named in the order of their generality, they are as follows:

-Overeating

-Hyperacidity

-Stomach and intestinalfermentation

-Constipation

-Autointoxication

-Under-drinking of purewater

-The use of tobacco, coffee and tea

All of these things tend to cause mal-assimilation, which is the secondary cause of emaciation. In a majority of cases the loss of weight begins while the body is surfeited with food. In fact, it is nothing uncommon for those suffering most from this condition to consume from three to four times the necessary quantity of food; overeating becomes a habit, and consequent fermentation and toxic substances, usually known as autointoxication, are the results. The causes of emaciation, according to most authorities, are impoverished blood and malnutrition. All mental influences, business, social, or financial worry, contribute their share toward physical emaciation, but when the body is perfectly nourished it is more capable of withstanding these drains because it is made fearless by perfect health. Behind all forms of business and financial trouble is the demon "fear," and fear rests on the uncertainty of our ability to provide creature comforts and necessities; therefore when we have mastered the science of feeding our bodies, and have learned how simply and cheaply this may be done, the mere possession of such knowledge does more than all else to make of us philosophers and students, eliminating fear and worry of every kind, as in health the mind is usually in a state of optimism and tranquillity.

Reduced food intake, while hunger is retained, may be responsible for significant weight loss.

The main ones are:

- Restrictive diets which, for aesthetic considerations, are responsible for significant weight loss;

- Psychological problems, depression and social

- Anorexia nervosa usually associated with a cessation of menstruation (amenorrhea), bulimia, and vomiting, in a context involving a denial of weight loss and thinness and maintaining the same physical activity;

- Certain digestive diseases (dyspepsia, dysphagia ) or ENT (discomfort food) can induce weight loss.

Weight loss can occur with a normal or reduced food intake.

Reduced food intake, while hunger is retained, may be responsible for significant weight loss.

In the absence of signs of depression, causes involuntary loss of appetite may be related:
 * An infectious disease that is accompanied by fever, tuberculosis, HIV infection, endocarditis or chronic inflammatory disease with febrile vasculitis, Behcet’s disease, connective, Still’s disease,sarcoidosis, certain cancers or blood diseases;
 * A chronic disease without fever, cancer, metabolic diseases (hypercalcemia, adrenal insufficiency, pheochromocytoma …), respiratory insufficiency, hepatic or digestive diseases associated with signs of deficiency (celiac disease, sequelae of gastrointestinal surgery, mesenteric ischemia …). Some neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may be the cause of weight loss;
 * Poisoning: chronic alcoholism, drug addiction or inadvertently taking drugs ;
 * Taking too much medication is a major cause of weight loss in the elderly where the single dose capsules or tablets is able to suppress appetite;
 * Psychic phenomena such as depression or social context unfavorable to making meals insomnia and the presence of chronic pain also have an influence on appetite.