Warning signs of anorexia nervosa .

vObsession with dieting and being thin.

vExtreme weight loss

vMenstruation stops(for females)

vHair(on head) is lost

vSkin is covered with long,fine and soft hair

vDepressed and irritable

vProblems coping with stress

Information on anorexia nervosa .

vAnorexia is often called the 'slimming disease’ and people with anorexia are also known as anorexics.

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Anorexics often have an unbalanced self-image of themselves and low self esteem.

If left untreated,anorexia nervosa can cause lasting damage to organs such as the kidneys.If the anorexic does not get help early,he or she may eventually starve to death.  They may think that they are overweight despite being dangerously thin.As a result,they may starve themselves and exercise excessively.

Anorexia Nervosa

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Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are often caused by teenagers wanting to have the ‘perfect body’.

vLeading to an unnatural obsession with food,weight and body image,resulting in eating disorders.

vPeople think that eating disorders only occur in females but they can occur in males too.

vThe two common types of eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia.

vBoth are different because anorexia is the person starving themselves and bulimia is a person binging and vomiting.

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The similarities are that both are eating disorders that may cause death if untreated.