Quality Glossary Definition: Continuous Improvement. Continuous improvement, sometimes called continual improvement, is the ongoing improvement of products, services or processes through incremental and breakthrough improvements. Continuous improvement is an ongoing effort to improve products, services or processes.
Hormonal Effects of Anorexia. One of the most serious effects of anorexia in women and teenage girls is the hormonal changes that can occur. These hormonal effects of anorexia can result in the temporary loss of menstruation and in some cases, permanent infertility. Specific hormonal effects of anorexia include:
Heart disorders are the most common medical causes of death in people with severe anorexia nervosa. The effects of anorexia on the heart include: 1  Dangerous heart rhythms, including slow rhythms known as bradycardia. 2  These abnormalities can even develop in teenagers with anorexia.he primary symptom of anorexia is major weight loss from excessive and continuous dieting, which may either be restrictive dieting or binge-eating and purging. Other symptoms and warning signs of anorexia may include: 1  Infrequent or absent menstrual periods. 2  Compulsive exercising coupled with excessive thinness.