anorexia

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Anorexia nervosa is broadly defined by restrictive eating, often driven by a preoccupation with one’s weight or body shape.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025

More than 10,000 people will lose their life to the condition every year, according to data cited by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023

Anorexia is a mental illness which sees people limit how much they eat and drink and become extremely low-weight.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023

Anorexia and osteoporosis are linked because the eating disorder often takes place during adolescence, which is crucial time for bone development.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2022

Anorexia was usually complete during pyrexia, and not rarely patients were admitted to the hospital who asserted that for one or more days they had not taken any nourishment whatever.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various