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Main Features

  • Restriction of food intake.
  • Intense fear of putting on weight. This fear is not lessened by weight loss.
  • Preoccupation with body weight, size and shape. Self-evaluation and self-esteem become increasingly linked to these.
  • Perception of body shape and size are disturbed (body image distortion). Even an obviously emaciated body is experienced as fat.
  • Disruption of hormonal balance. In women and adolescent girls the menstrual cycle is upset: periods become irregular and eventually cease (amenorrhoea). In men there can be a loss of libido. In pre-pubertal children growth can be disrupted and sexual development can be delayed.