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anorexia nervosa

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(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated

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EDMONTON -- When Shelley Erickson's teenage daughter was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa two years ago, the focus was immediately on helping her recover. Source: Internet

About half (45 to 54 percent) of patients seeking treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) reported practicing some form of a vegetarian diet (Bardone-Cone, et al., 2012). Source: Internet

"Being raised in a highly religious family is also not associated with an increased risk of anorexia nervosa." Source: Internet

But experts are concerned that veganism and vegetarianism are more common in girls with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Source: Internet

Blood levels of NPY are elevated in patients with anorexia nervosa, and studies have shown that injection of this hormone into the brain of rats with restricted food intake increases their time spent running on a wheel. Source: Internet

Claude has long worked as a public relations assistant and personal adviser, citation while Laurence, who suffered from anorexia nervosa in her youth, did not participate in the political activities of her father. Source: Internet

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