Multiple choice

Anorexia can result in:

  1. Increase in glycogen stores

  2. Breakdown of heart muscle

  3. Increase in dissolved oxygen in the blood

  4. Breakdown of bones

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Anorexia nervosa involves severe caloric restriction. When the body exhausts fat stores, it begins to catabolize muscle tissue, including the heart muscle, which can lead to fatal cardiac complications.