Anorexia Nervosa Effects and Eating Disorders Englewood CO

There are a number of health consequences from Anorexia Nervosa. The main ones are as follows: People suffering from this disease, after an extended period of time, suffer from an abnormally slow heart rate and very low blood pressure. This causes the heart muscle itself to change. The chance of heart failure rises as heart rate and blood pressure decrease.

Counseling Center of the Rockies/South
(303) 806-0933
4195 South Broadway
Englewood, CO
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Substance abuse
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Harmony Foundation Inc
(303) 779-2555
3545 South Tamarac Drive
Denver, CO
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Genesis Counseling
(303) 798-6464
300 East Mineral Avenue
Littleton, CO
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(303) 919-5400
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Barnabas Center
(303) 796-9911
5200 DTC Parkway
Greenwood Village, CO
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Univ of CO Health Sciences Center/ARTS
(303) 934-1008
1212 South Broadway
Denver, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients
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Williams Counseling
(303) 781-9310
4796 South Broadway
Englewood, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders

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Latimer Counseling Services
(720) 488-1390
3615 South Tamarac Drive
Denver, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders

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Milestone Counseling Services Inc
(303) 770-6707
6898 South University Boulevard
Centennial, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Southwest Family Services
(303) 794-5588
2001 East Easter Avenue
Centennial, CO
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Porter Adventist Hospital
(303) 778-5774
2465 South Downing Street
Denver, CO
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(303) 508-5015
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
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Anorexia Nervosa Effects and Eating Disorders

The chief battering of this disease is that it mainly focuses on self starvation. The effects of Anorexia Nervosa on a person, as well as going over some facts and figures are mainly discussed in this next article of the continuing series. Since the body needs food as a basic means for survival, the effects of this disease are numerous to say the least. Because the body is not getting enough nutrition, it is forced to slow down in order to compensate for this. This slowing down can have serious consequences on a person’s body.There are a number of health consequences from Anorexia Nervosa. The main ones are as follows: People suffering from this disease, after an extended period of time, suffer from an abnormally slow heart rate and very low blood pressure. This causes the heart muscle itself to change. The chance of heart failure rises as heart rate and blood pressure decrease; Because of the lack of calcium in a person’s diet, since they are not getting enough food in general, there is a great risk of reduced bone density, which is known as osteoporosis. This results in very dry and brittle bones which make them very susceptible to breaking; again, because of the lack of nutrition, a person suffering from this disease will suffer from muscle weakness and potential muscle loss. This can lead to more serious muscular disorders; most people who suffer from this disease not only don’t eat enough but also don’t even drink enough water. This can result i...

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