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2. Nutrition Education

3. Eating Disorder Treatment

   1. Anorexia Nervosa
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      and Other Similar Eating Disorders
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   Nutrition Education

Eating Disorder Severity

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has a strong commitment to the health and well-being of students engaged in learning. Part of this commitment is the diagnosis and treatment of students who demonstrate disordered eating patterns to the point at which it is imminently dangerous to the student or has become disruptive to the function of the university and its constituency.

Clinical Criteria for Determining the Severity of Eating Disordered Behavior

The following criteria will be used to determine degree of danger or disruptiveness:

• Severe weight loss (weight for height < 80 % or BMI < 16).
• Observed rapid weight loss over time (> 2% 1 week; > 5% 1 month; > 7.5% 3 months).
• Irregular heart beats (cardiac arrhythmias) or episodes of recurrent dizziness (syncope).
• Abnormal laboratory values including low electrolytes, low iron (anemia), etc.
• Percent body fat < 13 % for women or < 8 % for men.
• Caloric and nutritional intake consistently below daily standard for basal metabolic rate.
• Severe depression or other mental disorder with noncompliance or failure to respond to appropriate therapy.
• Continued somatic complaints such as dizziness, fatigue, fainting which are disruptive to the residence hall or academic classes which involve the well being of other students or staff.
• Continued used of self abusive behaviors including excess water consumption, purging, laxative use, diuretic use or stimulant abuse.
• Excessive engagement in strenuous physical activity for weight control.

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