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Can you please talk about of the health problems associated with anorexia nervosa?
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Numerous: Low heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and body temperature thinning or drying of the hair, "lanugo" hair (a fine hair that develops on the face, back, or arms and legs), dry skin, restlessness/reduced sleep, lack of or infrequent menstrual periods electrolyte abnormalities, heart arrythmias, constipation, dizziness, fatigue osteoporosis kidney damage seizures death.
Answered 3/23/2014
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