Anorexia Hair Growth

According to the Mayo Clinic, anorexia nervosa is marked by an obsession with food and body weight. Those who suffer from the eating disorder strive to maintain a weight that is below normal for their body mass index. Helen S. Craig, an Alaskan licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience in her field, describes anorexia nervosa as self-starvation. People with anorexia tend to not only severely restrict calories, but to also eat in nutritionally unsound ways. The bodies of those suffering from anorexia are often denied the essential nutrients needed to function normally. According to the…