Facts on Anorexia

Facts on Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder in which preoccupation with dieting and thinness leads to excessive weight loss. The individual may not acknowledge that weight loss or restricted eating is a problem. One percent of teenage girls in the U.S.
develop anorexia nervosa and up to 10 percent may die as a result.

Anorexia Danger Signals:

• losing a significant amount of weight
• continuing to diet (although thin)
• feeling fat, even after losing weight
• fearing weight gain
• losing monthly menstrual periods
• preoccupation with food, calories, nutrition and/or cooking
• exercising compulsively
• bingeing and purging

Physical complications:

• hair loss
• gaunt, hollow facial features
• shrunken breasts
• dry skin
• bruises
• sharply protruding bones
• cold and blue hands and feet
• delayed puberty: pre-adolescent females fail to menstruate and develop breasts at normal age; in males, testosterone levels might remain low, leading to impotence
• menstruation: hormone levels drop, alerting the body that it cannot support a fetus; menstruation becomes irregular or stops completely – can result in temporary or permanent infertility
• permanent bone loss: susceptibility to stress fractures and osteoporosis
• mood changes: impatience, irritability, depression, suicidal tendencies
• insomnia, constipation, sensitivity to cold, kidney failure, abnormally low heart rate and blood pressure

Just thought i would give you some facts ;)

did u write it urself?

good facts

No but i know most of the facts on anorexia as a family member had it so i could of if i wanted to

okay its pretty good

And people can die because of brain tumours when they go that bad with anorexia

Great facts you got there

Thanks ;) I thought i would knowledge the people of the Forum :D

Good Stuff to know, not that I am anorexic, I wish I was smaller :p
But im too lazy to exercise :p

My mum was anorexia when she was little. She is so skinny now and insicure about her body she thinks she is fat when she isnt! And she keeps having surgery like lipo ****tion but good they said they cant **** no more fat our her legs or she will be anorexia =[ Out of them these apply to me:

losing a significant amount of weight
continuing to diet (although thin)
feeling fat, even after losing weight
fearing weight gain
losing monthly menstrual periods

Physical complications:
dry skin
bruises - Might be from motorbiking lol AND IM NOT BUTCH
mood changes: impatience, irritability, depression, insomnia, constipation, sensitivity to cold. - But thats just me :)

Or maybe I'm normal but get these things anyway.. hrmmm good text x