Anorexia facts?

Question

Hi, I have to write report on anorexia and i need a attention getter or a shocking fact to use the begining of the report. Can someone help me?

Answer 1

How about something like Are you anorexic? Have you planned your funeral yet? If you haven't then consider getting this taken care of before anorexia kills you first.

Answer 2

Shocking Facts About Anorexia

Answer 3

Facts on Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder in which preoccupation with dieting and thinness leads to excessive weight loss. The individual may not acknowledge that weight loss or restricted eating is a problem. One percent of teenage girls in the U.S. develop anorexia nervosa and up to 10 percent may die as a result. Anorexia Danger Signals: losing a significant amount of weight continuing to diet (although thin) feeling fat, even after losing weight fearing weight gain losing monthly menstrual periods preoccupation with food, calories, nutrition and/or cooking exercising compulsively bingeing and purging Physical complications: hair loss gaunt, hollow facial features shrunken breasts dry skin bruises sharply protruding bones cold and blue hands and feet delayed puberty: pre-adolescent females fail to menstruate and develop breasts at normal age; in males, testosterone levels might remain low, leading to impotence menstruation: hormone levels drop, alerting the body that it cannot support a fetus; menstruation becomes irregular or stops completely – can result in temporary or permanent infertility permanent bone loss: susceptibility to stress fractures and osteoporosis mood changes: impatience, irritability, depression, suicidal tendencies insomnia, constipation, sensitivity to cold, kidney failure, abnormally low heart rate and blood pressure

Answer 4

I don't know the exact amount, but the number of girls who are diagnosed with anorexia in the U.S. every year is quite shocking, as are the number who die from it.