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21-Year-Old Anorexic Woman Finally Wakes Up From 40 Days Coma After Extreme Dieting

21-Year-Old Anorexic Woman Finally Wakes Up From 40 Days Coma After Extreme Dieting

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By elaine.kiew on 23 Aug 2018

Diet gone wrong?

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21-year-old Xiao Xian from Harbin, China lost more than 30kg from her extreme diet extreme dieting after a school counsellor commented on her 50kg body size.

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It is a miracle for her to be alive, considering the low energy diet she has been on.

We feared that she would emerge from the coma paralysed despite the successful outcome of her brain surgery, due to severe malnutrition. 

While Xiao Xian continues on her long road to recovery, effects of her aneroxia may be permanent. According to Min Ya, her brain tissue is now similar to that of a 60-year-old. She also recommended that people worried about being overweight should seek professional advice as there may be other factors involved.

Text by: Girlstyle SG