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Anorexia Nervosa
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is refereed to as the self-starvation syndrome. The patients of this disease manifest themselves in an extreme aversion to food and can cause psychological, endocrine and gynecological problems. It affects both male and female, but most of the .... Middle of Term Paper
... the disease process, but suddenly, losing five to ten pounds is not enough, the anorectic patients becomes intent on losing weight. It is not uncommon for someone who develops the disorder to starve itself, until she weighs just 60 or 70 pounds. Throughout the starvation process, the patients either deny being hungry or claim to have full stomach after eating just a few bites.
This disease occurs at any stage of development, but emerges first in adolescence. Recent estimates suggest that out of every 200 American girls between the ages of 12 and 18, one will develop anorexia to some degree. While most patients are female, about 6 percent ... |
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