down. The girl’s menstrual period is usually disrupted. There tends to be a growth of fine hair over the body. If this self-starvation continues over a long period of time, serious physical illness can occur. John: Well, how does anorexia usually start? Dr. Grant: Often a casual comment by a parent or a teacher or maybe a coach that “You could lose just a little weight” is remembered by the teenager. It becomes a focus of her thoughts. She begins to think of losing just a few pounds. When this goal