One of these disorders, anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening condition of self imposed starvation, and has reached epidemic proportions spanning all age groups of both sexes. Now a days, its not only girls and women who suffer from anorexia any more. Studies suggest that 5 to 10 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are males. Victims who suffer anorexia develop dangerous and sometimes permanent body damages such as liver damage, menstrual problems, dizziness, fainting, heart problems, baldness, pancreatitis, Some develop malnutrition, a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly. They may also develop shrunken organs, bone loss, low body temperature, low blood pressure, and a slowed metabolism. Some other people with anorexia may develop irregular heartbeat which lead to cardiac arrest and much more.
2006-10-29
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