19-year-old Kerala girl dies after extreme fasting to lose weight
KOZHIKODE: A 19-year-old woman from Meruvambayi in Kerala’s Kannur lost her life after months of extreme “water fasting’ regimen, influenced by weight loss advice dished out online. She had abstained from food for nearly a year and had been surviving mainly on water.
Doctors said the death resulted from complications arising from anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder with mental, behavioural and physical symptoms, including fear of gaining weight.
Sreenanda, a 1st year degree student, was undergoing treatment at Thalassery Cooperative Hospital for the past 10 days. She had been put on ventilator support four days before she died Saturday. Dr Nagesh Prabhu, who treated her, said Sreenanda was bedridden and extremely underweight when she was brought to the hospital
Kerala girl weighing 'hardly 24 kg' dies of extreme dieting: What is anorexia nervosa? Everything you need to know
By
Sanya Panwar
Mar 11, 2025 01:15 PM IST
Doctors say the 18-year-old girl was anorexic and reportedly surviving on water after following an online weight loss diet. Here's everything you need to know.
An 18-year-old girl from Kerala, Sree Nanda, suffering from the eating disorder anorexia died on Sunday at a Thalassery hospital where she was undergoing treatment after she abstained from proper food for almost six months, as per ANI. The news agency added she used to follow online portals for a weight loss diet and was surviving on water. Also read | Fatty liver disease is spreading fast: This diet could save your liver from damage
Anorexia nervosa, often simply called anorexia, is an eating disorder in which people have a low body weight. (Representative picture Freepik)
Anorexia nervosa, often simply called anorexia, is an eating disorder in which people have a low body weight. (Representative picture Freepik)
What is anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa, often simply called anorexia, is a serious eating disorder characterised by a distorted body image and an intense fear of gaining weight, which leads to restrictive eating habits and significant weight loss. But before we dive into what triggers anorexia, let's learn more about Sree Nanda's case.
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What happened to the Kerala teen?
According to Sree Nanda's family and doctors, her anorexia reportedly persisted for about five to six months. She was hardly eating anything, and reportedly she hid it from the family. About five months back, she was taken to the hospital, and the doctors advised that she needed to eat and asked the family to get a psychiatric consultation.
Dr Nagesh Manohar Prabhu, a consultant physician at Thalaserry Co-operative Hospital, told ANI that Sree Nanda was brought to the hospital around 12 days ago and was directly admitted to the ICU. The physician said, "She was hardly 24 kgs, bedridden. Her sugar levels, sodium, and BP were low. She was out on ventilator support. But her condition did not improve, and she succumbed."
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