There are three major types of eating disorders.People with anorexia nervosa
have a distorted body image that causes them to see themselves as
overweight even when they're dangerously thin. Often refusing to eat,
exercising compulsively, and developing unusual habits such as refusing
to eat in front of others, they lose large amounts of weight and may
even starve to death.Individuals with bulimia nervosa
eat excessive quantities, then purge their bodies of the food and
calories they fear by using laxatives, enemas, or diuretics; vomiting;
or exercising. Often acting in secrecy, they feel disgusted and ashamed
as they binge, yet relieved of tension and negative emotions once their
stomachs are empty again.Like people with bulimia, those with binge eating disorder
experience frequent episodes of out-of-control eating. The difference
is that binge eaters don't purge their bodies of excess calories.Another
category of eating disorders is "eating disorders not otherwise
specified," in which individuals have eating-related problems but don't
meet the official criteria for anorexia, bulimia or binge eating.
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