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Topic: Weight
74Drew's photo
Wed 05/11/11 11:09 PM

How skinny must you be to be classified as anorexic?


anorexic is not a measure of weight, but of a weight disorder.


traditionally, people who are anorexic consider themselves to be overweight no matter how thin they are. every person is supposed to have some percentage of body fat. different "experts" have different opinions on what the percentage is supposed to be.

there's a chart on the following website that lists what body fat percentages men and women should have.

http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/


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no photo
Thu 05/12/11 11:57 AM

How skinny must you be to be classified as anorexic?



My niece had a serious problem of weight loss and she was not anorexic she had a potassium deficiency. Most of the doctors she saw tried to accuse her of being anorexic... which she was not. One doctor finally discovered the problem. She almost died. Her organs were all shutting down.


navygirl's photo
Thu 05/12/11 06:15 PM

Depends on bone structure

A good way to tell is if your bones stick out..collarbone,ribs,hip bone, and spine.
You can tell the difference between a small petite female and an anorexic


Hmm, I am not anorexic but my ribs do stick out. So does that make my part anorexic? :smile:

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