Anorexia nervosa.

An eating disorder
that makes people lose more weight than is considered healthy for their age and height.

SYMPTOMS 😷

DIAGNOSIS

◆ Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?

◆ Do you worry you have lost Control over how much you eat?

◆ Have you recently lost more than One stone in a 3 month period?

◆ Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?

◆ Would you say that Food dominates your life?

WHOM DOES IT AFFECT?

• Teens and twenties
• Young women (85-95%)
• Men

☝️ Risk factors
• Puberty
• Weight gain
• Dieting
• Age and gender (most common in teens and young women)

Treatment

🔻 Seeing a doctor
🔻 counseling session
🔻 someone you care about can help break the pattern

PREVENTION

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http://www.helpguide.org/articles/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa.htm

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/index.shtml

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa/anorex...

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/eating-disorder-prevention

http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/anorexia-nervosa/overview.html