NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Frequently skipping meals or refusing to eat. Denial of hunger or making excuses for not eating. Eating only a few certain “safe” foods, usually those low in fat and calories. Adopting rigid meal or eating rituals, such as spitting food out after chewing.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are over 2, 600 additional deaths per year from anorexia nervosa in the US. 50-80% of the risk for anorexia is genetic. 33-50% of anorexia patients have a comorbid mood disorder, such as depression. Mood disorders are more common in the binge/purge subtype than in the restrictive subtype.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emotional and mental signs of anorexia Having an intense fear of gaining weight. Being unable to realistically assess your body weight and shape (having a distorted self-image). Having an obsessive interest in food, calories and dieting. Feeling overweight or “fat, ” even if you’re underweight.

Detailed explanation-4: -The heart specifically becomes smaller and weaker, making it more difficult to circulate blood at a healthy rate. Other affects of anorexia on the heart include: Abnormally slow heart rate (bradycardia) when weak heart muscles cannot pump at a healthy rate. Low blood pressure as a result of slow heart rate.