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Describe the impact of eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, on women's reproductive health.

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The energy needed to maintain life when a person is at complete digestive, physical, and emotional rest is termed:
 
 a. basal metabolism.
  b. the kcalorie.
  c. physiological fuel value.
  d. the Estimated Energy Requirement.



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Answer to Question 1

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are both related to the development of hypothalamic amenorrhea in some, but not all, women with these disorders. Women with these conditions who became pregnant, however, are more likely to miscarry, experience preterm delivery, and deliver newborns that are low birthweight.

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