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Hypothermia and Eating Disorders
Hypothermia occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can burn fuel to replace it. (Due to loss of fat tissue) The onset is usually so gradual and subtle that neither the victim nor others realize what's happening. Movement becomes slow, and clumsy, reaction time is longer, the mind is blurred, judgment is impaired, and hallucinations occur. A person who has hypothermia may fall, wander off, or simply lie down to rest and perhaps die.
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Hypothermia and Eating Disorders
Hypothermia occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can burn fuel to replace it. (Due to loss of fat tissue) The onset is usually so gradual and subtle that neither the victim nor others realize what's happening. Movement becomes slow, and clumsy, reaction time is longer, the mind is blurred, judgment is impaired, and hallucinations occur. A person who has hypothermia may fall, wander off, or simply lie down to rest and perhaps die.
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