THE INCREASE IN UNDERWEIGHT FEMALES ALREADY EXISTS IN CHILLHOOD

-AMONG GIRL AGED 6 TO 14 YEARS, (DEGREE OF OBESITY : < -20%) OR UNDERWEIGHT TENDENCY ( DEGREE OF OBESITY :-10 TO 20% IS FOUND IN 18.1%.

CURRENT STATUS OF UNDERWEIGHT IN YOUNG FEMALES IN JAPAN

INCCIDENCE OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA IS SUBSTANTIAL,OCCU RRING IN 1 TO 200 TO 600 YOUNG FEMALES OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE YEARS(13 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE) IN JAPAN

FACTORS INFLUENCING A DESIRE FOR THINNESS

INCREASE IN UNDERWEIGHT YOUNG FEMALE IS THEIR STRONG DESIRE FOR THINNESS THE DESIRE FOR THINNESS IS LARGELY ATTRIBUTABLE TO SOCIETYS TENDENCY TO ADMIRE A THIN FIGURE

SYMPTONS AND ABNORMAL LABORATORY FINDINGS

VARIOUS SYMPTOMS AND ABNORMAL FINDINGS CAUSED BY UNDER NUTRITION HYPOTENSION,BRADYCARDIA,EDE MA,DYSGEUSIA, CONSTIPATION, AMENORRHEA , INSOMIA, AND LOSS OF CLEAR THINKING,GOOD JUDGEMENT,AND CONCENTRATION, AND MAJOR LABORATORY FINDING INCLUDE ANEMIA,LEUCOPENIA, INCREASED TRANSAMINASE, DECREASES IN SERUM ALBUMIN, CHOLESTROL, T3,SEX HORMONES,AND DECREASED BONE DENSITY

RISK OF DELIVERING LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS

HIGHT PROBABILITY OF DELIVERINGLOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS

LOSS OF BONE MASS

NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN PREGNANT WOMEN

-LACKKING IN THE INTAKE OF ENERGY AND IMPORTANT NUTRITIONAL ELEMENT HARMFUL EFFECTS OF POOR WEIGHT GAIN IN PREGNANT WOMEN - CAUSES POOR NUTRIONAL STATUS IN THE FETUS AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

MALNUTRITION IN THE FETAL PERIOD COUSES DEVELOPMENT FAILURE OF VARIOUS ORGAN IN THE FETUS AND RESULTING IN ABNORMALITIES

HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROBLEM

CANCER POOR WOUND WEALING

TOOTH AND GUM DISEASES

LOSS OF SIGHT DUE TO AN INCREASED RISK OF MASCULAR DEGENERATION

HEALTH RISK OF SMOKING OR SMOKELESS TOBACCO

LUNG PROBLEM

PROBLEM DURING PREGNANCY

HARM TO SPERM -WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO INFERTILITY

DECREASED ABILITY TO TASTE AND SMELL

INFECTION -EAR INFECTION

ASTHMA

-PNEUMONIA

LUNG DAMAGE (POOR LUNG FUNCTION)

LUNG CANCER

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)

HEALTH RISKS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE

HEARTH ATTACKS AND HEART DISEASE

YOUR BREATH,CLOTHES,AND HAIR WILL SMELL BETTER

YOUR SENSE OF SMELL WILL RETURN AND WILL TASTE BETTER

YOUR STAINED TEETH WILL SLOWLY BECOME WHITER