Anorexia nervosa is a dangerous illness brought on by abnormally depleted diets, and its victims are usually young women who have an obsessive desire to be thin. Typically, a young woman loses so much weight that she becomes skeletal in appearance, and eventually, so weak that she has to remain in bed. The weakness can be so profound that eating enough to remain alive becomes progressively more difficult so that the patient may ultimately die.
Even though its origin may be largely “psychological,” it must not be taken lightly because, according to the Annals, the death rate can be as high as 30 percent. The cause of death, a sudden heart rhythm disturbance, is similar, if not identical, to that seen in people taking a liquid protein diet.
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