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Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Causes
Anorexia Effects
Anorexia Symptoms
Anorexia Diagnosis
Anorexia Treatment
Anorexia Support
Anorexia Recovery
Anorexia Statistics
Anorexia Nervosa is a disruption of normal eating habits characterized by excessive dieting, self-starvation, compulsive exercising, and loss of minimally 15% of normal body weight.
Anorexia Nervosa has the following characteristics:
Is thin and believes she needs to lose weight.
Continues to restrict foods despite not being overweight. This can include a heightened awareness of fat grams and calories.
Believes that she needs to lose weight even when faced with assurances that she is thin.
May love cooking for others while eating little herself.
May complain of feeling "too full" when she eats, even when she has eaten very little.
May limit his eating to certain kinds of food. Cereal, bagels, plain salads, and vegetables are frequently foods of choice.
May complain that he is cold, even when no one else is.
May wear layers of clothes both to stay warm and to hide her body.
May exercise excessively and not want to miss an exercise session.
His hair may be thin and dull and his skin dry.
May have either irregular or no menstrual periods (Amenorrhea).
Anorexia can cause permanent organ damage, loss of bone density with resulting fractures, and even lead to death.
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