Health Issues
The consequences of Anorexia Nervosa can cause a number of issues, such as reproductive issues, bone loss, and cardiovascular complications. 2.2% of women have had Anorexia Nervosa at some point in their life, and only 50% of women recover from Anorexia Nervosa many years after their diagnosis. It is a long-term disease for many women.
Bone loss effect’s over 85% of women, and this bone loss can increase risk of fracture by 7 times and a study conducted in 2018 discovered that women who have had or have Anorexia Nervosa may experience delays or disruptions to their reproductive systems due to factors that cannot be explained yet
The number of women over the age of 35 entering facilities for treatment of Anorexia Nervosa has increased significantly in past years
A study found that individuals who suffered with Anorexia Nervosa and were treated for it in their young adult to early adulthood face numerous cardiovascular complications including a stiff carotid artery (neck artery), a flexible aorta (main heart artery), which can cause the heart to beat slower, causing the nervous system to become over reactive, and the inner lining of blood vessels that does not work like it’s supposed to.