Anorexia

Anorexia is an eating disorder in which people starve themselves. The disorder mainly affects girls or women, although it is possible for men to suffer from it as well (http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/anorexianervosa.htm). Anorexia usually begins in the teenage years with the onset of puberty and is characterized by extreme weight loss that is usually below the person's normal body weight (http://mamashealth.com/anorexia.asp). These people also have …

…might have already guessed, anorexia can cause many medical complications. Long periods of time without adequate food ingestion can cause osteoporosis, damage to the heart, liver, kidneys, and brain as well as a drop in pulse rate and blood pressure (http://www.netdoctor.co.uk). In the worse case scenario, a person with anorexia can starve themselves to death (http://www.nami.org). After hearing all this, one may wonder if treatment is actually possible.