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Nearly 10 million females and 1 million males in the U.S. are struglling with eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, while millions more suffer from EDNOS and Binge Eating Disorder. 

  

The primary onset of Eating Disorders occurs during puberty and the late teen/early adult years, but symptoms can occur as young as kindergarten or as late as midlife to elderly years. 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

BULIMIA NERVOSA

Bulimia Nervosa (Mia):

Bulimia is characterized by recurring episodes of binge eating (see below); recurring inappropriate responses to overeating, such as self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; binge-purge episodes occurring at least 2 times a week for 3 months or longer; evaluating your self-worth based on your weight and body shape.

  

Types:

Purging type: during current episode of Bulimia Nervosa, the person has regularly engaged in self-induced vomiting or the misuse laxatives, diuretics, or enemas.

  

  

Eating Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (ED-NOS)

  

This category is for disorders of eating that do not meet the criteria for any specific eating disorder. Examples include:

• For women, all symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa are present except that the individual has regular periods.

• All of the criteria for Anorexia Nervosa are met except that, despite significant weight loss, the individual's current weight is still in the normal range.

• All of the criteria for Bulimia Nervosa are met except that the binge-eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors occur at a frequency of less than twice a week or for a duration of less than three months.

• The regular use of inappropriate compensatory behavior by an individual of normal body weight after eating small amounts of food (i.e. self-induced vomiting after the consumption of two cookies).

• Repeatedly chewing and spitting out, not swallowing, large amounts of food.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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   ANOREXIA NERVOSA   

ANOREXIA NERVOSA (Ana):

  

Anorexia Nervosa has four primary symptoms:

Resistance to maintaining body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height

Intense fear of weight gain or being “fat” even though underweight.

Disturbance in the experience of body weight or shape, undue influence of weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of low body weight.

  

This eating disorder is characterized by a refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for height and age; an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight; disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denail of the seriousness of the current low body weight;in post-menarcheal females (those who are currently able to have their periods), amenorrhea, i.e. the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual periods

  

Types:

Restricting type: during the current episode of Anorexia Nervosa, the person has not regulary engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (i.e. self-induced vomiting and misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).

  

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

  

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the newest clinically recognized eating disorder. BED is primarily identified by repeated episodes of uncontrolled eating. The overeating or bingeing does not typically stop until the person is uncomfortably full. Unlike anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, however, BED is not associated with inappropriate behaviors such as vomiting or excessive exercise to rid the body of extra food. The illness usually begins in late adolescence or in the early 20s, often coming soon after significant weight loss from dieting. Some researchers believe that BED is the most common eating disorder, affecting 15% - 50% of participants in weight control programs. In these programs, women are more likely to have BED than males. Current findings suggest that BED affects 0.7% - 4% of the general population.