Kannur, March 10 -- An 18-year-old girl from Thalassery suffering from the eating disorder 'Anorexia' died at Thalassery co-operative hospital where she was undergoing treatment after she abstained from proper food for almost six months.

Sree Nanda, a native of Meruvambai Thalassery who died on Sunday, used to follow online portals for a weight loss diet and was surviving on water.

Dr Nagesh Manohar Prabhu, a consultant physician at Thalaserry Co-operative Hospital, said that she 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...