Deliberate weight loss

Body weight is maintained at least 15% below the person's normal weight

• Self induced vomiting/purging
• Excessive exercise
• Use of appetite suppressants/diuretics/laxatives
• Distorted body image

Amenorrhoea (in women)

Puberty may be delayed if onset of illness is pre-teens

Health problems caused by Anorexia Nervosa:

• dry skin and brittle nails
• thinning hair on the head
• feeling cold all the time
• absent periods
• fine hair (lanugo) growth on the body
• difficulty sleeping, hyperactivity or extreme fatigue
• difficulty concentrating
• constipation and abdominal pains
• frequent colds and other illnesses
• fainting spells, low blood pressure and a slow heartbeat
• weakened muscles

Over time serious health problems in the long-term can develop such as:-

• infertility
• damage to the heart
• kidney damage
• osteoporosis

This illness presents most commonly in adolescent girls and young women.

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