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Meggs M
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(1/3/04 2:48 pm)
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Symptoms of Anorexia
-Abnormal weight loss of ten percent or more with no known -medical illness accounting for the loss
-Restriction (reduction) of food intake
-Denial of hunger and/or the problem
-Decrease in the consumption of foods containing animal fat
-Intense fear of weight gain
-Abnormal reproductive functioning (amenorrhea in women, low testosterone levels in males)
-Prolonged exercising despite fatigue and weakness
-Peculiar patterns of handling food
-Distorted perception of weight, body-size and/or shape
-Inability to control weight-loss and amount of exercise
-Social isolation
-Unusual sensitivity to the cold
-Weight-loss through use of vomiting, diuretics and/or laxatives
-Lanugo: fine hair on the body surface
-Symptoms of starvation

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www.hopenetwork.info/anorexia.html

Luv & Hugs
Meggs
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