Posted on 10/28/2003 6:36:32 PM PST by Normally a Lurker
Even years after a person is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, they have twice the risk of bone fractures as their peers without the eating disorder, new study findings from Denmark show.
The findings suggest that damage caused to bones by eating disorders may be permanent, according to a report in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
However, it is possible that patients in the study were still struggling with the eating disorder, which may have kept bones from regaining strength, the report indicates.
Previous studies have found that people with eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia can suffer from weakened bones because of poor nutrition. Experts say that this can increase the risk of osteoporosis and fracture.
In the current investigation, Peter Vestergaard of the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark and colleagues looked at 2,149 people diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, 1,294 people with bulimia nervosa and 942 people with another type of eating disorder. All of the patients - more than 90% female - were compared to a group of over 4,000 healthy people.
Compared to those without an eating disorder, patients were about twice as likely to break a bone after their diagnosis and the risk remained elevated for up to 10 years after diagnosis. The fracture risk was also elevated in those with other eating disorders, but not as dramatically as in patients with anorexia.
The researchers believe anorexia may cause permanent damage to the skeleton, which is later compounded by the loss of bone that can occur with aging. On the other hand, the researchers point out that even after diagnosis and treatment, the eating disorder may not have been completely reversed, resulting in continued nutritional deficits and further decreases in bone mass.
"In conclusion," the authors write, "an increased risk of fractures is present many years after diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, and the group of other eating disorders. These findings call for more awareness of potential skeletal complications linked to eating disorders in general."
Usually (and I am not stating it is a fact) a close friend saying that indicates the friend has been told or knows about some kind of physical violence having occurred before.
MY OPINION ONLY. Michael came home, Terri was in bed, he tried to have sex, she tried to fiegn sleep, he beat the crap out of her and threw her down the stairs, which caused a trauma the the vertebrae in the neck, partially cutting off air to the lungs, and Michael let her lay there and when she didn't die right away, he called her brother and gave him a BS story and asked him what to do.
Oh and I just want to say, even though I don't know you, I am going to guess that your wife would never have acted like MS did and treated your parents the way he did to Terry's
Am I correct in that thinking?
Well --- what if your wife was still married to you but shacked up with some other guy having kids with him and your parents and siblings were convinced you were responding to them ---- but the wife and her lover wanted you dead? And they even banned your family members from visiting or seeing your medical records? And the $2 million won in a lawsuit for your care was mysteriously all gone?
Just one problem .. they lived in an apartment and I don't think they had stairs
We also have no evidence she ever previously expressed any kind of wishes like that. All we know is Michael claims to remember her saying something about not wanting to be hooked up to machines --- and she isn't hooked up to machines. Several possibilities ---- maybe she said it and he remembers --- over 14 years ago, maybe he just thought he remembered her saying something like that, maybe someone else said it and he mixed that person saying it with Terri saying it, maybe knows she never said it. We have no way of knowing which ---- because she never felt strongly enough about the issue to put it in writing ---- or even tell her family.
The brain scans are sufficient proof, especially with the associated opinions of virtually all doctors who don't seem to be publicity seekers / self promoters.
So why the rush to kill her and starve her to death??
I don't consider a 10-13 year period (depends on when/why you start the clock) to be a "rush." Also, since I don't consider compliance with her wishes to be 'killing her' it's insulting to me for you to imply that I'd support killing her in any circumstance. The insulting rhetoric often emanating from those with your position is very difficult to deal with civilly.
AND if there was proof that she expressed these wishes .. I may not like it. but I could except it.
The court has dealt with this - with three witnesses that the court found creditable. That is our system. If it came out the other way, I'd accept that, but it didn't. You should accept that.
So I will ask you the same question Glen Beck asked MS's brother Glenn: Do we, as americans, starve handicapped people to death?
I've answered this one a few times here before (other threads maybe?). The short version is: We let the individuals decide for themselves, or their spouse, or their guardian. We don't impose our 'opinions' as 'actions' on them (not my opinion, and not your opinion).
We arrived at the crux of the problem happening here. A large group of 'save Terri' people are trying to force their 'opinion' as an 'action' against what the legal system has determined should be done.
As for the Court System and accepting it .. then I guess you agree with other decisions the courts have ordered .. like taking property away from people??
Point is .. the courts are not always right
His actions don't go with his words.
What brain scans? Ones flashed on the TV screen by Felos? Did you examine them while he was waving them around? What did they show?
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