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Health Tip: Warning Signs of Anorexia
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Health Tip: Warning Signs of Anorexia

(HealthDay News) - Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a person refuses to stay at even a minimum recommended body weight, resulting in severe weight loss that could be life-threatening.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine lists these common warning signs of anorexia:

  • Extreme fear of gaining weight.
  • Distorted impression of weight and body.
  • Excessive weight loss, or being seriously underweight.
  • Frequent use of laxatives, diet pills, or diuretics with the goal of losing weight.
  • Eating very little food or very few calories.
  • Missing periods, low blood pressure, lack of fat on the body, or pale or yellowish skin.
  • Depression.

 

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