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Monster Essays - Anorexia And Bulima
Anorexia and Bulima Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is a disorder of self-starvation which manifests itself in an
extreme aversion to food and can cause psychological, endocrine and gynecological
problems. It almost exclusively affects adolescent white girls, with symptoms involving a
refusal to eat, large weight loss, a bizarre preoccupation with food, hyperactivity, a
distorted body image and cessation of menstruation. Although the symptoms can be
corrected if the patient is diagnosed and treated in time, about 10-25 percent of anorexia
nervosa patients die, usually after losing a least half their normal body weight.
Anorexia nervosa patients....
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