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I know 400 daily calories is very low, but is it considered severe anorexia?
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There are specific: Diagnostic criteria that need to be met to make a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. So, near starvation alone does not make the diagnosis. This would be very unhealthy.
Answered 1/17/2014
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