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Anatomy of a Severe Eating Disorder

Download this free resource to learn more about the effects of a severe eating disorder on the human body, and how ACUTE's specialized medical stabilization can impact survival and recovery. 

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Eating disorders are the only mental illness regularly accompanied by severe, life-threatening medical complications. Depleted nutrition, starvation, purging and overexercising can wreak havoc on all the body’s organs and major systems. Even though these complications can be deadly, there is good news: Nearly all these issues completely resolve with medically supervised nutritional rehabilitation and weight restoration. Download this free resource to learn more about the effects of a severe eating disorder on the human body, and how ACUTE's specialized medical stabilization can impact survival and recovery. 

ACUTE Earns Prestigious Center of Excellence Designation from Anthem
In 2018, the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders & Severe Malnutrition at Denver Health was honored by Anthem Health as a Center of Excellence for Medical Treatment of Severe and Extreme Eating Disorders. ACUTE is the first medical unit ever to achieve this designation in the field of eating disorders. It comes after a rigorous review process.

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