Anorexia Nervosa is a serious eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image, leading to a significant restriction of food intake and dangerously low body weight. It is not a lifestyle choice but a complex medical condition that requires compassionate, specialized care. Our multidisciplinary team is here to provide that support.

Common Symptoms or Things to Look Out For:

• Restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight.
• Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, or persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain, even though at a significantly low weight.
• Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or persistent lack of recognition of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
• Subtypes: Restricting type (weight loss is accomplished primarily through dieting, fasting, and/or excessive exercise) and Binge-eating/purging type.
• Physical signs can include: amenorrhea (loss of menstrual period), lanugo (fine, soft hair), bradycardia (slow heart rate), hypotension (low blood pressure), and hypothermia.