Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Understanding Eating Disorders, One Disorder at a Time
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week sponsored by NEDA is a week to spread awareness and education about eating disorders, including how…
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Life after Eating Disorder Treatment
The last week of February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which is sponsored by NEDA and is promoted throughout the…
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The Dangers of Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting is a predetermined period where an individual purposely doesn’t eat food. From a 12-hour fast to alternate day fasting,…
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Four Common Misconceptions About Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binging episodes followed by compensatory purging behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, diuretic and…
Read MoreWhat Causes Bulimia Nervosa?
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that impacts an individual’s mental and physical health. Though we often visualize someone suffering with…
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Disorders Associated with Purging Behavior
Purging is a self-inflicted behavior regularly practiced by individuals who have eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Purging refers…
Read MoreCauses and Risk Factors of Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is often greatly misinterpreted and misunderstood by society and the media. The desire to…
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Brain Responds Differently to Food Rewards in Bulimia Nervosa
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Diego discovered the sensitive connection between bulimia nervosa and…
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Suicide and Eating Disorders: A Co-Occurring Condition
Bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and anorexia nervosa are the most well-known eating disorders in the United States and affect approximately 20…
Read MoreOvercoming Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by eating excessive amounts of food in a short period (binging) followed by guilt…
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