Anorexia Nervosa

     Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder in which people refuse to maintain a healthy body weight for their age and height.  They have an obsessive fear of becoming obese.  A person struggling with anorexia normally loses 25% or more of his or her original body weight.  Anorexics think that they are fat, even when their bodies are emaciated.

Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms
Physical Characteristics
Health Consequences

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