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Eating healthy as an anorexic is very important because it can lead to very serious health problems, such as low bone mass, increased risk in heart disease and severe dehydration that often leads to kidney failure. Fight the disease as healthy as one can with expert tips from a nutritionist in this free video on nutrition.
According to TeensHealth, many individuals who suffer from anorexia put themselves on a strict diet, becoming obsessed with what they eat and taking in an inadequate amount of food to keep themselves healthy. They have a skewed body image, often believing they are overweight even when they are dangerously thin. They restrict themselves to eating small amounts of food that do not contain enough calories or nutrition to sustain them, such as lettuce or other vegetables. They may combine this eating pattern with excessive exercise, which further impairs their health.
If you suffer from anorexia, you may have trouble eating a healthy diet. You should get information from a registered dietician or your doctor about a healthy eating plan that fits your particular needs. In general, even if you did nothing all day but lay in bed, your body needs 980 calories to function (see "Resources" below). If you are also exercising, then you will need to eat even more calories, and these calories should come from healthy foods from the Food Pyramid.
