Anorexia Nervosa

What is Anorexia Nervosa?

• It is a problem when you refuse to eat for fear of becoming fat
• You think that you are fatter than you actually are, even when you are underweight
• Somehow you think that you can never be thin enough
• Over-exercising may also be a common behaviour

Consequences of Anorexia Nervosa

• You can feel depressed.
• You will not have enough nutrition, hence feel and look unwell:
  • Teeth and skin turn yellow
  • Hair and fingernails become brittle and break easily
  • Lost of hair (on your head)
  • Fine hair grows all over your body (called Lanugos hair)
• Girls tend to have delayed period.
• You may die due to body organ failure.