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Anorexia Nervosa Learning Center

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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that involves limiting the amount of food a person eats. It results in starvation and an inability to stay at the minimum body weight considered healthy for the person''s age and h...

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Symptoms
People with anorexia may severely limit the amount of food they eat, or eat and then make themselves throw up. They ...
Causes
The exact causes of anorexia nervosa are unknown. Many factors probably are involved.
Tests
A diagnosis of anorexia nervosa is not made until other causes of weight loss are ruled out. For example, extreme wei...
Treatments
However, most persons with anorexia nervosa deny that they have an eating disorder. Individuals often enter treatment...
Drugs
Anorexics have been treated with a variety of medications, including antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, selective s...
Supplements
A naturopath or nutritionist may recommend the following: avoiding sweets or baked goods following a nutritious and ...
Complications
Complications can be severe. A hospital stay may be needed.
Prevention
In some cases, prevention may not be possible. Encouraging healthy, realistic attitudes toward weight and diet may b...
Doctor Specialties
Talk to your doctor if your child is restricting his or her food intake, over-exercising, or excessively preoccupied ...

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