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…. Anorexia Nervosa means nervous loss of appetite. It doesn’t necessary mean they lose their “appetite.” Frankenberger page 37 says, “ Anorexics experience severe hunger pains. They fear that they will gain weight which effects their eating habits…

…that is characterized by self starvation to avoid obesity. One who suffers from anorexia believes that they are overweight, even when the body becomes grossly malnourished. Another common form of an eating disorder is bulimia. Bulimia is distinguished by massive food binges…

…rate, with a female to male ratio of six to one. Those with anorexia nervosa refuse to maintain a normal body weight by not eating and have an intense fear of gaining weight. People with bulimia nervosa go through periods of binge eating and then purging…

…120 to 60 pounds. At times she was known to swallow up to 150 laxatives a day. A common subtype of anorexia is bulimia. Anorexics will self-induce vomiting after eating. At times they will binge, eating everything in sight. Although this illness…

…as and eating disorder in which enormous quantities of food are consumed (binges) followed by purging through vomiting or taking laxatives. This behavior is also common in some anorexia sufferers when they give in to the desire to eat and gorges on food…

…Anorexia and Bulimia Anorexia and Bulimia are serious, functional eating disorders. There are many similarities with the two diseases, but the few differences differentiate the two. Mostly occurring in women, these disorders cause a person to look…

…of the confusion that they get from these visuals. The National Eating Disorders Association estimates that between 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or binging disorders because they fear being fat, and 81 percent…

…. They are seen as the most dangerous health related risks involving weight. Dieting, binge-eating and food obsessions are prevalent among all weight groups. Many people strive to be lighter than their natural weights and exercise excessively and eat sparingly…

…. They are seen as the most dangerous health related risks involving weight. Dieting, binge-eating and food obsessions are prevalent among all weight groups. Many people strive to be lighter than their natural weights and exercise excessively and eat sparingly…

…excessive amounts of laxatives, or exercising profusely. Bulimia nervosa on the other hand is an eating disorder in which the patient eats large amounts of food in a short period of time, also known as binge eating. Another symptom of bulimia is ridding oneself…