Anorexia Nervosa Effects and Eating Disorders Greeneville TN

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.

Frontier Health Inc
(423) 639-1104
401 Holston Drive
Greeneville, TN
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Carey Counseling Center Inc
(731) 855-2871
1263 45 Bypass
Trenton, TN
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(800) 353-9918
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Cherokee Health Systems
(423) 623-5301
215 Hedrick Drive
Newport, TN
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(423) 623-5301
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Cherokee Health Systems
(865) 992-3849
4330 Maynardville Highway
Maynardville, TN
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Bradford Health Services
(865) 693-9326
301 South Gallaher View Road
Knoxville, TN
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(800) 879-7272
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Outpatient
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Comprehensive Community Services
(423) 639-7777
124 Austin Street
Greeneville, TN
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Blount Memorial Hospital
(865) 981-2300
907 East Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Seniors/older adults
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Quinco Mental Health Center
(731) 852-3112
Highway 100
Decaturville, TN
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(800) 467-2515
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Raleigh Professional Associates
(901) 372-7878
296 Austin Peay Highway
Memphis, TN
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Outpatient
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Spanish

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Meharry Medical College
(615) 327-6255
1005 Dr David B Todd Jr Boulevard
Nashville, TN
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children, DUI/DWI offenders

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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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