What are the height and weight for people who have anorexia ?
Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at
1:07 pm
?Mariposa? asked:
for example, how much would a person with anorexia weigh if s/he is 6ft ’1 or 5ft ’4.
for example, how much would a person with anorexia weigh if s/he is 6ft ’1 or 5ft ’4.
I just want to know. And about how many percent of people have it ?
Thanks 
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Filed under: Eating Disorders
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Its all about BMI body mass index.
* Underweight =
It depends entirely on the person’s build. Doctors usually use BMI [body mass index] to classify is a person is Anorexic or not – usually their BMI has to be below 18 or 17. [To find out a BMI for a certain height, look up BMI on google or yahoo and you'll find tons of calculators.]
The official diagnosis for anorexia includes: “The refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height. Body weight less than 85% of the expected weight is considered minimal”.
Women get anorexia more than men do. People who have it are generally between 12-25, but it can happen to anyone of any age or gender. A person with anorexia can be any weight or height too. What matters is the decrease in weight. A person could weigh 400 lbs. but if they stopped eating and started losing weight, they would become anorexic.