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MeowserKitty
MeowserKitty Posts: 185
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I saw the can you be overweight and anorexic post, So I have a question.
Can you be simply average or thin withing healthy range and be considered anorexic?

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  • AmandaJoi25
    AmandaJoi25 Posts: 50
    Ok let me explain this, anorexia is a disease it has NOTHING to do with weight. I really dont understand why that is so hard for people to grasp. I have known lots of people with eating disorders and not a single one of them has been underweight from a medical perspective. The reason you never see "healthy" weight people in ED clinics is because in order for them to be admitted they have to be underweight. Also many insurance companies will only pay for you to go to a clinic if you are under a certain bmi.
  • MeowserKitty
    MeowserKitty Posts: 185
    Ok let me explain this, anorexia is a disease it has NOTHING to do with weight. I really dont understand why that is so hard for people to grasp. I have known lots of people with eating disorders and not a single one of them has been underweight from a medical perspective. The reason you never see "healthy" weight people in ED clinics is because in order for them to be admitted they have to be underweight. Also many insurance companies will only pay for you to go to a clinic if you are under a certain bmi.

    That is what I meant. What point is someone able to be diagnosed with anorexia? I understand it's mental. Believe me. I know. I just wondered at what point a medical person would classify it.
  • MeowserKitty
    MeowserKitty Posts: 185
    Ok let me explain this, anorexia is a disease it has NOTHING to do with weight. I really dont understand why that is so hard for people to grasp. I have known lots of people with eating disorders and not a single one of them has been underweight from a medical perspective. The reason you never see "healthy" weight people in ED clinics is because in order for them to be admitted they have to be underweight. Also many insurance companies will only pay for you to go to a clinic if you are under a certain bmi.

    That is what I meant. What point is someone able to be diagnosed with anorexia? I understand it's mental. Believe me. I know. I just wondered at what point a medical person would classify it.
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