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Loss of appetite or anorexia is often associated with cachexia, especially cachexia of malignancy.
CNN: Is the inability of cancer patients to eat a concern?
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Government statistics suggest that between seven and 10% of youngsters suffer from anorexia or depression.
BBC: One child in five 'mentally ill'
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Researchers found no cases of anorexia or self-starvation among the black women compared with 15 cases among the white women involved.
NPR: Roundtable: Black Women and Body Image
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Most people think of eating disorders as either anorexia or bulimia (self-induced purging), but there is a less recognized clinical syndrome, disordered eating not otherwise specified, which may affect a significant portion of the population and seems to be especially prevalent in female college athletes.
CNN: Why do I always think about food?
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Up to one million Spanish women are considered to be at risk from or suffering from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and the ruling followed years of pressure from politicians and consumer groups.
CNN: Young models dying to be skinny
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"We also know that anorexia and bulimia nervosa and related illnesses affect the lives of almost every one of us, either directly or indirectly, " she said.
BBC: Eating disorders 'on the increase'