Eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, and an obsessive fear of gaining weight due to a distorted self image.
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1 It is an animal health issue rather than a public health risk.
2 Objectives: Obesity is an enormous public health problem among adults and children.
3 Industry Minister Besson said: It is an overall risk for French industry.
4 However, foreign aid is an extremely important debate that needs wider discussion.
5 Background: Health literacy has become an increasingly important concept in public health.
1 Case examples are presented for anorexia nervosa , conversion disorder, schizophrenia and depression.
2 In both cases, the participants received the same therapies for anorexia nervosa .
3 Higher plasma homocysteine levels have been found in females with anorexia nervosa .
4 Women with anorexia nervosa have reduced bone mass and may develop fractures.
5 However, the patient with anorexia nervosa took 2 months to recover.
1 It is not only size 0 debates, or Dove campaign anxieties.
2 She's seen the backlash against airbrushing, as she understood our frustration with size 0.
3 She was nowhere near Madison's size 0.
4 I have a dear friend, Shana, who eats healthy, hearty and balanced meals, and yet is a natural size 0.
5 Her clothing line ranges from size 0 to 20, making sure that there is a size for everyone.
6 A story about a footballer's girlfriend who drops to size 0 in 30 days gets mentioned on the cover.
7 That you don't have to be a size 0-0 - you don't have to look like a Gossip Girl to be beautiful.
8 "There's a reason I'm not a size 0." I laughed, suddenly feeling a lightness between us.
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