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What is anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening eating disorder that is characterized
by self-starvation and excessive weight loss. The disorder is diagnosed when a
person weighs at least 15 percent less than his or her normal body we... |
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What is binge eating disorder?
Binge eating disorder, also known as compulsive overeating, is a newly
recognized eating disorder. Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses in
which emotions and thinking patterns cause a person to adopt harmful eat... |
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What is bulimia nervosa?
Bulimia nervosa, also called bulimia, is a psychological eating disorder
that is characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate
methods of weight control (i.e., purging). In... |
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What are eating disorders?
Eating disorders are emotional illnesses that cause a person to adopt
harmful eating habits. They are most common among women and teenage girls.
Often, eating disorders will get worse the longer they are not treated. They ca... |
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Turn on the television or open a magazine and images of young, and super-thin
stars are everywhere. It sends a message that "thin is good." Experts
say this message has permeated our culture, prompting an increase in new cases
of anorexia ne... |
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What is food addiction?
People who are addicted to food tend to display many of the characteristics
of addicts and alcoholics. Food addicts develop a physical, mental, emotional
craving and chemical addiction to food. The characteristics of food addic... |
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