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Besides extreme weight loss, what are the other symptoms of anorexia nervosa?

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Answer: There are several symptoms of anorexia nervosa

Explanation: A low body mass index for one's age and height; Amenorrhea, which means that menustration stops, hair becomes brittle, and skin becomes jaundiced as a result of prolonged weight loss; fear of even the slightest weight gain, taking precautions to avoid gaining weight and becoming "overweight"; rapid, continuous weight loss; Lanugo, which is soft, fine hair that grows over the face and body; an obsession with calorie-counting and monitoring fat content of food; preoccupation with food, recipes, or cooking, like cooking elaborate dinners for others and not eating or consuming a very small portion of the meal; food restrictions despite a low or healthy body weight; food rituals, such as cutting food into tiny pieces, refusing to eat around others, and hiding and/or discarding food; purging via laxatives, diet pills, ipecac syrup or water pills to flush food out of their system or self-induced vomiting; excessive exercise or micro-exercise, such as small, persistent movements of fingers or toes; perception of self as overweight, despite actually being underweight; intolerance to cold and the lowering of body temperature to conserve energy due to malnutrition; Hypotension or orthostatic hypotension; Bradycardia, or tachycardia, which means that the heart rate is either under or above what should be a normal resting rate; depression; anxiety disorders; insomnia; solitude; abdominal distention, when air or fluid causes the stomach to expand; halitosis, which is really bad breath from vomiting or starvation-based ketosis; dry hair, thinning hair, and dry skin; chronic fatigue; rapid mood swings; orange discoloration of the skin and feet; severe muscle tension, aches and pains; evidence of self-harming and/or self-loathing; admiration of thinner people; and infertility.

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