• Loss of menstrual periods.
• Dry, brittle bones due to significant bone density loss. (osteoporosis)
• Dry, brittle nails and hair; hair loss.
• Lowered resistance to illness.
• Digestive problems such as bloating or constipation.
• Muscle loss and weakness.
• Severe dehydration, which can result into kidney failure.
• Fainting, fatigue, and overall weakness.
• Long term health problems including heart trouble, low blood pressure, low heart rate, low body temperature, poor circulation, anemia and stunted growth.

Bulimia:

• Dehydration (can lead to irregular heartbeats, heart problems, and even death)
• Inflammation of the esophagus from frequent purging episodes.
• Tooth and gum problems.
• Bowel irregularity and constipation from laxitive abuse.
• Vitamin and mineral deficienceies.
• Chronic kidney problems or failure.

Binge Eating Disorder:

• Obesity and related health problems including high blook ressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease, disbetes, osteoarthritis, liver and kidney problems/failure, and certain types of cancer.
• Decreased mobility.
• Shortness of breath.

Psychological Factors:

• Low self-esteem.
• Feelings of inadequacy or lack of control in life.
• Depression, anxiety, anger, and/or loneliness.
• Painful emotions or stress.

Interpersonal Factors:

• Troubled family and personal relationships.
• Difficulty expressing emotions and feelings.
• History of being teased or ridiculed based on size or weight.

Social Factors:

• Cultural pressures that glorify "thinness" and obtaining the "perfect body".
• Narrow definitions or beauty that include only women and men of specific body weights and shapes.
• Cultural norms that value people on the basis of physical apperance and not inner qualities and strengths.
• Anorexia is associated with a disorted body image; thinking that you are fat even though you are underweight.  Serious health consequences can result from literal starvation. About 1% (or one out of one hundred) women between the ages of 10 and 20 have anorexia.
• Bulimia is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating (rapid consumption of food in a short period of time), and purging (self-induced vomiting or usage of laxitives).  About 4% (or 4 out of one hundred) of college-aged women have bulimia.
• Binge eating disorder refers to a pattern of consumption of large amounts of food, even when a person is not hungry.  About 1% of women have binge eating disorder, as well as 30% of women who seek treatment to lose weight.