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There are many different physical, medical, and mental complications that can accompany anorexia. Some (but not all) include....

* Weight loss

* Brittle bones

* Vitamin / Mineral defficieny

* Dry skin

* Hair loss

* Discolored nails

* Stress on kidneys, liver, and lungs

* Heart murmur, heart attack, heart failure

* Dizziness

* Fainting

* Fatigue

* Loss of menstrual cycle (women)

* Loss of sex drive (men)

* Depression

* OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

* BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder)

* Social isolation

* Disordered mental state

* Low self-esteem

* Low sense of self-worth

* Excessive exercising

* Attempts to hide weight loss (baggy clothes, for example)

* Odd eating habits

* Denial of weight loss or problem

* Anemia

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