| Eating disorders are associated with | | | | |
| emotional and personality disorders and even | | | | Anorexia restrictors reduce their weight by |
| with a biologic susceptibility, and a culture | | | | severe dieting while anorexic bulimic |
| in which there is an overabundance of food | | | | patients maintain emaciation by purging. |
| and obsession with thinness. The general | | | | Literally anorexia means absence of appetite. |
| categories of eating disorders are: bulimia | | | | For example severe anorexia is common in the |
| nervosa, anorexia nervosa and binge eating. | | | | elderly. Anorexia nervosa is another kind of |
| | | | anorexia called psychological disorder. |
| Bulimia nervosa have been found in medieval | | | | Compulsively over eating is also called binge |
| writings as self-starvation. It is more | | | | eating and means becoming overweight. |
| common than anorexia and it begins early in | | | | |
| adolescence. It is characterized by cycles of | | | | A person suffering from binge-eating disorder |
| bingeing and purging and takes the following | | | | has the following characteristics: bingeing |
| pattern: bulimia is triggered when young | | | | at least twice a week for six months, |
| women attempt restrictive diets. Patients are | | | | consuming 5,000 to 15,000 calories in one |
| taking laxatives, diet pills or drugs to | | | | sitting, eating three meals a day plus |
| reduce fluids. | | | | frequent snacks, over eating continually |
| | | | throughout the day, rather than consuming |
| Patients revert to severe dieting, excessive | | | | large amounts of food during binges. |
| exercise or both. Patients with bulimia | | | | |
| average about 14 episodes of binge-purging | | | | Binge-eating disorder is associated with |
| per week. However a patient must binge and | | | | weight gain. Another category of eating |
| purge at least twice a week for three months | | | | disorders are not otherwise specified (NOS) |
| to be diagnosed with bulimia. The body weight | | | | disorders. It has been established to define |
| may fluctuate by more than 10 pounds because | | | | eating disorders not specifically defined as |
| of the binge-pure cycle. | | | | anorexia or bulimia. NOS includes the |
| | | | following: infrequent binge-purge episodes, |
| An aversion to food that leads to a state of | | | | repeated chewing and spitting without |
| starvation and emaciation is called anorexia | | | | swallowing large amounts of food and normal |
| nervosa which includes: normal body weight | | | | weight and anorexic behavior. |
| with about 15%-60%, an intense fear of | | | | |
| gaining weight, even he or she is severely | | | | Bulimia and anorexia are the most common |
| underweight and the distorted image of the | | | | disorders nowadays but fortunately a variety |
| weight and shape. The people with anorexia | | | | of techniques and modalities improved a lot |
| are called also anorexia restrictors or | | | | so people can be helped. |
| anorexic bulimic patients. | | | | |