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Almost every body part is affected in some way... * Hair - Can fall out, thin, change color, become brittle or fragile, lose its "shine", grow a thin peach-fuzz (called lanugo) on the arms, back, chest, and legs. * Skin - Can become dry and flaky. * Bones - Can become weaker, more prone to fractures. * Muscles - Can degenerate, thin out. * Fat - Will eventually go away completely. * Organs Pairs - (Lungs, Kidnes, ect.) Can slow down. * Organs - Can slow down, become stressed or strained, won't function properly, or shut down altogether.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoAnorexia affects nearly every organ. Some major ones are... *Skin (yes, your skin is an organ) - Dry, flaky skin, sunken look to it *Heart - Weaken, malfunction, miss beats, beat irregularly, stop / heart failure *Lungs - Difficulty breathing *Kidneys / Lungs / Appendiz ("un-necessary" or organ in pairs) - Slow down or stop working altogether.
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∙ 8y agoEvery body system is affected by anorexia. The immune system is weakened, internal organs are subject to stress and / or failure, menstruation can stop in women, brain function slows down, the skin will become dry and flaky, hair and nails will become dry and brittle and colorless / discolored, etc., just to name a few.
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∙ 13y agoEssentially every organ in the body can be and is affected by anorexia.
The eyes may become weak, making seeing strained or blurry.
The skin will become dry and flaky and sometimes discolored.
The heart weakens and is prone to heart attacks or failure.
In women, the menstrual cycle will either slow down or stop altogether.
Kidney function will slow down.
These are only to name a few, but all organs are affected in some way or another due to the malnutrition and excess strain placed on the body.
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∙ 10y agoAnorexia affects all parts of the body, from weight loss to weakened heart muscles to hair loss to kidney failure.
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What eating disorder is it were you don't eat at all and you work out?
Anorexia nervosa I think.
What eating disorder includes a preoccupation with food and weight loss?
All eating disorders include a preoccupation with food, but only in anorexia nervosa does the individual end up at a weight below 85% of their ideal body weight. Anorexia Nervosa.
What are the unique symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa?
Anorexia is uniquely characterized bybthe refusal to eat with a compulsive desire to exercise, all in an irrational fear of gaining weight.
What the difference between anorexia and belmia?
Anorexia Nervosa is just restricting calorie intake to a crazy amount until you lose so much body weight. Bulimia Nervosa is eating like a madman, then throwing it all up. Also known as binging and purging.
Are the bands Carniflex and Anorexia Nervosa satanic bands?
I don't know about Carniflex, but I can answer about Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa don't mention Satan, Satanism, etc. in their music. They use Gothic Horror motifs, which are commonly associated with the "dark side" of humanity, which tends to get them lumped with the Satanic bands.Another view:Please don't judge a music band by its name! Sometimes the producers use stupid immoral names to capture the publics attention. The men in the band are all Christians!
Who suffers from Anorexic?
Anorexic is the noun used to describe someone with anorexia nervosa. And anyone can have it. Anyone suffering from anxiety, delusions, abuse, or trauma is subject to this nasty mind disease. Anorexia is simply the medical term for loss of appetite, and isn't a disease but a symptom to be taken into account where other health issues are concerned. Anorexia doesn't mean aversion to food or refusal to eat, or any of the other symptoms we associate with the serious disease, Anorexia Nervosa. So if your doctor writes a note to another doctor saying you're suffering from anorexia, it simply means you've lost your appetite and not that you've Anorexia Nervosa or its associated conditions, which sometimes have no apparent - or traceable - trigger at all. A person suffering from Anorexia Nervosa needs prompt and specific support and treatment by professionals, as do sufferers of any nervous disease.
What nutrients do you lose whenever you starve yourself?
In a person starving (such as is seen with anorexia nervosa), there is a lack of all essential vitamins, minerals, and general nutrients.
What countries are affected by eating disorders?
Virtually all countries (excluding 3rd-world nations) are affected by anorexia.
What percentage of people are diagnosed with anorexia nerosa?
According to NAMI, which is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approxiamately .5 - 1% of all females are diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. A smaller fraction of males are also diagnosed with anorexia as well.
What organs are affected when the body is scared?
All of them
How does anorexia affect males?
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.
Are women in the fashion industry affected by anorexia?
Some - but certainly not all - women in the fashion industry, such as actresses, models, designers, etc., are affected by eating disorders like anorexia because the current social standard is to be thin.
