Early warning signs of anorexia nervosa that may be observed by family members or primary care physicians are changes in eating behaviors and weight-related concerns, physical changes, changes in social behaviors, and mood-related changes.
Example of changes in eating behaviors include not eating with family, nighttime eating, and increased body concerns in normal or underweight females.
Other early warning signs include obsessively counting calories; developing lists of ‘safe’ food and foods to avoid; cutting foods, even peas, into small pieces; and spending a great deal of time rearranging food on a plate.
Rapid or excessive weight loss is a key warning sign that a young person may be developing anorexia. The wearing of several layers of clothes often cleverly hides this weight loss.
Parents and friends of people with anorexia often miss early signs of the disease. People with the disorder fiercely deny the condition and become very good at covering up the outward symptoms.
Avoidance of particular foods, unconventional food choices or a rigorous exercise routine can easily be mistaken as determination to lose a few pounds, rather than the underlying issue, an obsession with food and dieting.
Symptoms of anorexia are due to serious medical problems. Synthesis of vitamin A by the liver is altered. The body begins to break down muscle, which overwork the kidneys, so kidneys can fail.
Electrolytes, liver function, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium levels can be abnormal.
Warning sign of anorexia
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