If you are 5'6 how much do you need to weigh to be considered anorexic?
2006-09-17 12:33:56 · 15 answers · asked by Cordy 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
http://www.yahoo.drugs.com/enc/anorexia_nervosa.html
Symptoms
* weight loss of 15% or greater below the expected weight
* inappropriate use of laxatives, enemas, or diuretics (water pills) in an effort to lose weight
* self-imposed food intake restrictions, often hidden
* absence of menstruation
* skeletal muscle atrophy
* loss of fatty tissue
* low blood pressure
* dental cavities may be present with self-induced vomiting
* blotchy or yellow skin
* depression may be present in addition to the eating disorder
* most individuals with anorexia nervosa refuse to recognize that they have an eating disorder (denial)
2006-09-17 12:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anorexia is not something you can determine by weight. Anorexia is a disease caused by not eating due to the fact that someone is not happy with there body or in some cases because of the fact that someone just cannot physically eat anything. If you are wondering if you LOOK anorexic or if you are at a healthy weight try this site. http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx
2006-09-17 21:24:24 · answer #2 · answered by justme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anorexic is not a number, its a state of mind. A person can be overweight and Anorexic. Its seeing your body to look the way it does not. Its the rewinding of the thought that you will never be thin enough. Its the distructiveness of thought, not the number, that is the problem. The number (your weight) is just the outward sign of an inner problem.
2006-09-17 19:44:17 · answer #3 · answered by rebeccalynn_dj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you weigh 110 or less then that is considered underweight. You can check your BMI on the internet with the BMI chart. I dont usually recommend this for checking if someone has accurate weight but it is a way to get a general idea.
2006-09-17 19:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by a_streza21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no weight to be considered anorexic, but if you're underweight or extremely underweight people may think you are.
2006-09-17 20:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by stephygirl4ever 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not exactly how much you weigh. There are other factors involved...does food gross you out, are your clothes getting super big on you, are friends asking why you don't eat as much, etc. It depends on how much you weighed in the beginning, everyone is different.
2006-09-17 19:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by darksideofthemoon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not so much the weight, but how it looks on you. If you look like a refugee, then I would call it anorexic.
2006-09-17 19:42:14 · answer #7 · answered by freedomchild99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well depends on your height,and also less than 105 thats considered anorexic sweety.
2006-09-17 19:36:51 · answer #8 · answered by ~**~**~Cute♥ baby♥ girl~**~**~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well we know Nicole Richie is 5'2 and weights 89 lbs.. she looks sick.. do you look anorexic ? not good if you do.. either eat or seek help..
2006-09-17 19:43:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use this site to calculate your BMI.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/
2006-09-17 19:46:40 · answer #10 · answered by Q. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋