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Because anorexics restrict their food intake, they are under their daily calorie needs. The body uses the calories in food and drink to convert into energy. Without this food, as well as nutritional deficiencies like low iron, anorexics often have low energy.
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What is the prefix in anorexia?
The prefix in anorexia is "an-", which means "without" or "lack of".
How does anorexia cause lethargy?
Anorexia causes lethargy from the lack of essential nutrients, creating a ration of energy throughout your body. This then makes your body not have enough kinetic, thermal, and potential energy to do anything- therefore causing serious lethargy.
What regions does anorexia affect?
Anorexia can (and does) affect all systems and parts of the body.
What disease is caused by a lack of fat?
anorexia
Loss or absence of menstrual periods a sign for anorexia nervosa?
This could be anorexia or anemia from lack of iron.
How often is anorexia?
Anorexia is estimated to affect 1 in every 250 people.
How does anorexic affect sporting performance?
Eventually your lack of energy will reduce your performance.
Can anesthesia effect breathing after surgery?
Anorexia can affect the respiratory system negatively. Due to a weakened immune system, an individual with anorexia is more suceptible to infections. With a severe lack of nutrition, organs will begin to weaken under stress and shut down.
Can animals get anorexia?
Anorexia (the lack of appetite) they can get. But not Anorexia nervosa.
How would lack of iron affect energy production of a bacterium?
Lack of iron would mean lack of heme, and thus lower amounts of functioning cytochrome proteins. This would mean lower energy yields.
How can anorexia affect your blood?
Because of the malnutrition associated with anorexia, individuals often become anemic.
Does anorexia affect the respiratory system?
Yes.
