symptoms & features of anorexia

• symptom A

  restriction of energy intake leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex and developmental trajectory
• symptom B

  intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat or persistent behaviour that interferes with weight gain even with a low weight
• symptom C

  disturbance in the way ones body weight or shape is experienced or lack of recognition of the seriousness of current low body weight
• what is the prevalence rate of anorexia

  prevalence rate of anorexia in the whole UK population for women is between 2-4%
• age prevalence of anorexia

  people of any age can have AN but it commonly starts in teenage years between ages 15-19