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.
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which people have an intense fear of gaining weight and can become dangerously thin. Signs of anorexia include less than normal weight, negative body image, and obsession with food.
Heart Disease. Heart disease is a frequent effect of anorexia and the most common medical cause of death in individuals suffering from anorexia. Several of the main physical effects of anorexia on the heart include: 1  Abnormal and dangerous heart rhythms, including slow rhythms, also known as bradycardia. 2  Reduced blood flow throughout the body. 3  Reduced and dangerously low blood pressure. 4  Shrinking heart muscles due to loss of blood flow and malnutrition.