Anorexia
By: Ami Barraza
What it means?
Anorexia is when you don't eat at all.
15 Dangers
- Deliberate self-starvation with weight loss
- Intense, persistent fear of gaining weight
- Refusal to eat or highly restrictive eating
- Continuous dieting
- Excessive facial/body hair because of inadequate protein in the diet
- Compulsive exercise
- Abnormal weight loss
- Sensitivity to cold
- Absent or irregular menstruation
- Hair loss
- Breathing, pulse, and blood pressure rates drop
- Thyroid function slows
- Excessive thirst and urination may occur
- Dehydration contributes to constipation
- Starvation can damage vital organs such as the brain and heart
10 signs
- Refusal to eat and denial of hunger
- An intense fear of gaining weight
- A negative or distorted self-image
- Excessive exercise
- Flat mood or lack of emotion
- Irritability
- Fear of eating in public
- Preoccupation with food
- Social withdrawal
- Thin appearance