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Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa, or bulimia, is a type of eating disorder. Someone with bulimia eats a lot of food in a short amount of time (bingeing) and then tries to get rid of the caloriesread moreBulimia: one of the fastest growing neuroses in the Western world
If not stopped, starving, stuffing, and purging can lead to irreversible physical damage and even death. Eating disorders can affect every cell, tissue, and organ in the body...read more
Eating disorders and body image
Eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction were once the domain of an obscure branch of psychiatry. But in recent decades, our culture has bombarded people with images of an ideal physique that is increa...read more
Food addiction
Bulimia nervosa is characterized by cycles of bingeing and purging. Bulimia nervosa usually begins early in adolescence when young women attempt restrictive<...read more
Teenagers and eating disorders
Eating Disorders are common with young adolescents, especially girls. Anorexia and Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia is a preoccupation with becoming fat and trying to obtain the perfect body shape.Ther...read more
What are eating disorders?
Eating disorders are often described as an outward expression of internal emotional pain and confusion. Obsessive thoughts about, and the behaviour associated with, food are maladaptive means of dealing with ...read more
What is and causes bulimia ?
What is bulimia? Bulimia Nervosa is a type of eating disorder. Eating disorders is the term used to describe a group of illnesses where someone has a distorted view of body image and extreme...read more
