| Unfortunately, many people do not
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| | most because society dictates that "thin
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| understand what anorexia nervosa is and
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| | is in," and the message can be found
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| how serious it can be. It is an eating
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| | everywhere including magazines, movies,
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| disorder that can be life threatening and
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| | television, etc. They will do anything to
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| is seen in individuals who have a fear of
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| | be thin, and have no idea of the
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| gaining weight. These individuals often
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| | consequences involved when anorexia sets
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| weigh more than 15% less than what they
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| | in.
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| should weigh and do so by eating very
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| | The effects of anorexia are devastating
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| little. Some anorexics will eat and then
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| | and include damage to the heart and brain
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| vomit to eliminate what they have eaten.
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| | due to lack of nutrients. The longer the
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| Anorexic individuals usually have low
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| | disease goes on, the more likely that a
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| self-esteem, are depressed and have a
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| | person's pulse rate and blood pressure
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| very distorted image of their bodies. In
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| | will drop dramatically causing irregular
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| other words, no matter how thin they are,
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| | heart rhythms or heart failure. The bones
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| in their minds they are fat. The disease
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| | lacking the proper nutrients tend to
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| usually begins either before or just
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| | become brittle and often break, and many
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| after puberty. Young girls seem to be the
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| | people reach a point where they actually
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| ones who suffer the most from this
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| | starve to death. Anorexia nervosa has the
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| illness, but it can and increasingly is
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| | highest mortality rate among psychiatric
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| affecting both sexes of all ages. It is
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| | illnesses with a six percent death rate
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| believed that younger women suffer the
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| | among its victims.
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