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Physical Signs
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  • Loss of menstrual periods
  • Lack of energy and weakness
  • Feeling cold all the time
  • Dry, yellowish skin
  • Constipation and abdominal pain
  • Restlessness and insomnia
  • Dizziness and headaches
  • Growth of fine hair on body

Behaviour Signs
  • Dieting when already thin
  • Obsession with food
  • Pretending or lying about eating
  • Thoughts about food
  • Secretive eating habits

Body Image and Appearance Signs
  • Dramatic weight loss
  • Feeling fat, despite being underweight
  • Fixation on body image
  • Harshly critical of appearance
  • Denies being too thin

Purging Signs
  • Use of diet pills, laxatives, or diuretics
  • Throwing up after eating
  • Excess exercising