Anorexia nervosa is diagnosed on the basis of the following symptoms:

- Excessive weight loss from dieting and exercising. Specifically, a weight that is 15% below the minimum normal level based on age and height.

- Distorted sense of body image. The person with anorexia nervosa perceives herself as fat, no matter how much weight she loses.

- Intense fear of gaining weight. This fear is not alleviated with weight loss.

- Amenorrhea, the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles.

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