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Heading: Eating disorders

Anorexia nervosa is a psychological illness characterised by a consistent reduction in food intake. Fear of gaining weight and a warped body image cause the anorexic to strive constantly for weight loss. It is a disease that leads to self-starvation to maintain an abnormally low body weight. It can occur in people of all ages, gender, race, and economic status, although it occurs mostly in adolescents and young adult females.