structural changes and abnormal activity during anorexic states; some of these changes return to normal after weight gain, but there is evidence that some damage may be permanent" (http://my.webmd.com/).
             The National Institute of Mental Health has found that "(m)any patients with anorexia also suffer from other psychiatric illnesses. While the majority have co-occurring clinical depression, others suffer from anxiety, personality or substance abuse disorders, and many are at risk for suicide" (www.utmbhealthcare.org). Anorexics can also have abrupt eruptions of hostility and rage and also become socially secluded.
             Those who suffer from bulimia nervosa, even of normal weight, can critically harm their bodies by periodic binge eating and vomiting. Bulimics will frequently use appetite suppressants, drugs that produce vomiting, laxatives, and diuretics. As a result in exceptional cases, binge eating can cause the stomach to burst. Purging leads to a loss of vital minerals, such as potassium, which can produce heart failures. Moreover, the acid produced in vomit erodes the outer layer of the teeth and p
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