Eating disorders
Eating disorders, information from the Mental Health Foundation Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. These affect about 2% of adult females and ... [... more]
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Eating disorders
For some of us, being the wrong size or shape leads to behaviour that ruins or even threatens our lives. James Tighe explains how to spot eating disorders in yourself and others - and how to combat them. Both diseases are much more than 'slimming ... [... more]
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Bulimia Nervosa, information from the Mental Health Foundation Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder. People with bulimia nervosa can't stick to a healthy eating pattern. They tend to binge, that is, eat a lot at once. This makes them feel ... [... more]
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Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa, information from the Mental Health Foundation Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder. People with Anorexia nervosa don't eat enough, usually because they feel that their problems are caused by what they look like. They ... [... more]
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Obsessive compulsive disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, SSRIs, Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitors, compulsions, obsessions, obsessive thoughts, Trichotillomania, compulsive skin picking, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, Hypochondriasis, tricyclic ... [... more]
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Bulimia
Bulimia - known medically as bulimia nervosa - is an eating disorder marked by cycles of binge eating of excessive quantities of food, followed by purging using self-induced vomiting, laxatives or diuretics. In some cases a person with bulimia ... [... more]
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Eating disorders
Eating disorders are a common problem, yet they often go unnoticed, undiagnosed or untreated. Many myths surround eating disorders, the most popular being that they only affect young women and can be easily dealt with. Anorexia, binge eating and ... [... more]
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Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, although boys or men can also suffer from it. It usually starts in the teenage years. The cause of anorexia nervosa is unknown. Both biological and social factors play a ... [... more]
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Eating disorders
Many adult women are guilty of passing on mixed messages about food to younger generations. In the first decade of the 21st century, they appear to be getting steadily commoner in Britain. But why do they occur? The reasons are complex, and they ... [... more]
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Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where a person has a fear of becoming fat. People with bulimia binge-eat then make themselves sick and/or use laxatives to help themselves maintain their 'normal' weight. Binge-eating, self-induced vomiting, ... [... more]
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What happens to the body?
Anorexia nervosa is a common eating disorder that often starts with normal dieting to lose weight, but turns into a form of intentional starvation, causing a person to become dangerously underweight. Anorexia usually starts in the mid-teens, ... [... more]
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