For 10 points—name this serious eating disorder characterized by a compulsion to lose weight to the point of self-starvation.
Between point five and one percent of all American women suffer from this disorder, which is fatal in up to one fifth of cases. In some sufferers, a downy layer of hair known as lanugo grows all over the body, including the face, as a physiological response to keep the body warm, while the patient also has an abnormally slow heart rate and low blood pressure. For 10 points—name this serious eating disorder characterized by a compulsion to lose weight to the point of self-starvation.
Between point five and one percent of all American women suffer from this disorder, which is fatal in up to one fifth of cases.
{anorexia} nervosa