Although males comprise only about 1/10 of all people with anorexia, when they do have anorexia they are affected as severely as are women with the same illness. Males are affected by anorexia in the same way as women are: for example, they can have organ failure, extreme emaciation, and even death. However, males with anorexia may not be taken as seriously as women because anorexia is often viewed as a women's disease.
Both males and feamles can get anorexia but it is most common in females .
true, that females are more likely than males to have anorexia.
Anorexia can (and does) affect all systems and parts of the body.
Yes. About 10% of diagnosed anorexics are male, and both males and females with anorexia have roughly the same fatality rate of 15%.
95% of females develop anoraxia,However ONLY 5 % males of the total population develope anorexia nervosa. 25~jmata
Females. 90% of all anorexia cases are found in females.
Anorexia is estimated to affect 1 in every 250 people.
Anorexia is most likely to affect... * Females (90%, males are 10%) * Ages 12 to 28 (85%) * "Western" Society (2/3) * Upper- or middle-class (95%) 1 in 100 16-25 year old young women suffer from anorexia. 1 in 10 anorexics are male.
Because of the malnutrition associated with anorexia, individuals often become anemic.
Yes.
Yes
Eventually, yes. Anorexia tends to cause malnutrition, which will affect skin and bone condition.