Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and psychological condition marked by extreme self-starvation due to a distorted body image. People with anorexia think they are fat, regardless of how much they ...

a distorted body image an irrational fear of weight gain or being overweight a fixation on controlling weight and body size People with anorexia often use extreme measures to maintain or lose their ...

Young patients who starve themselves risk bradycardia, anemia, bone loss—and even death. Yet few patients receive proper care, experts say. She’s starving but not hungry and skeletally thin but says ...