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Alternate Name(s): Eating disorder - anorexia ... Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a minimally accepted body weight, intense fear of weight gain, and distorted body image. Inadequate calorie intake or excessive energy expenditure results in severe ...
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Also called: Anorexia nervosa, Binge eating, Bulimia ... Anorexia nervosa, in which you become too thin, but you don't eat enough because you think you are fat ... Anorexia Nervosa May Not Stunt Growth, Short Term(06/06/2008, Reuters Health)
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Anorexia nervosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness that describes an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals ...
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Get the facts on anorexia nervosa causes, symptoms, warning signs, treatment, diagnosis, effects and statistics on this eating disorder. Anorexics starve themselves or use laxatives, enemas or diuretics to control their weight. ... What is anorexia nervosa?
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Home > Frequently Asked Questions > Anorexia Nervosa ... What is anorexia nervosa? ... A person with anorexia nervosa (an-uh-RECK-see-uh nur-VOH-suh), often called anorexia, has an intense fear of gaining weight. Someone with anorexia thinks about food a lot and limits the food she or he eats, even though she or he is too thin.
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www.womenshealth.gov/FAQ/anorexia-nervosa.cfm
www.womenshealth.gov/FAQ/anorexia-nervosa.cfm
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What is anorexia nervosa?; Anorexia nervosa is a serious, occasionally chronic, and potentially life-threatening eating disorder defined by a refusal to maintain minimal body weight within 15 percent of an individual's normal weight.
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www.nami.org/helpline/anorexia.htm
www.nami.org/helpline/anorexia.htm
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Information about anorexia nervosa from the American Academy of Family Physicians. ... Anorexia nervosa is an illness that usually occurs in teenage girls, but it can also occur in teenage boys, and adult women and men. People with anorexia are obsessed with being thin. They lose a lot of weight and are terrified of...
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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, although boys or men can also suffer from it. It usually starts in the teenage years. ... It is difficult to estimate how common it is but surveys suggest that up to 1 per cent of schoolgirls and female university students have anorexia nervosa.
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www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/anorexianervosa.htm
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/anorexianervosa.htm
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