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.
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