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Amenorrhea
Women who follow a low-calorie diet for such a prolonged time that they become seriously underweight can develop amenorrhea.
Amenorrhea—Absence or suppression of normal menstrual periods in women of childbearing age, usually defined as three to six missed periods.
and impact activities (e.g., jumping) increases bone mineral density (BMD) (Fuchs et al., 2001; Welten et al., 1994), athletic women who undereat and/or overtrain can develop a condition, or cluster of conditions (disordered eating, amenorrhea, ...
In another study published by the Journal of Nutrition, Metabolic Diseases and Dietetics it was discovered that 30% of the women under the age of 45 participating in the tests had partial to complete amenorrhea as a result and that 90% of those ...
Physical signs of the female athlete triad include: amenorrhea for more than three months, irregular or slow pulse, skipped heartbeats, fainting, loss of greater than 10 percent of ideal body weight, and recurrent stress fractures.
A short list of the problems that can occur on fruitarian diets: emaciation: weight at anorexic levels, in women: amenorrhea (menstruation ceases), deficiencies: B-12, zinc, calcium, dental damage: similar to that in bulimia, ...
Toxic levels of vitamin A are associated with abdominal pain, amenorrhea, enlargement of the liver and/or spleen, gastrointestinal disturbances, hair loss, itching, joint pain, nausea and vomiting, water on the brain, ...
**A lower body fat percentage for women increases chance of amenorrhea (cessation of menstruation).
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Side effects have been associated with the diet, including hair loss, amenorrhea and palpitations.[4]
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 See also: Nutrition, Fat, Eating, Health, Weight loss
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