Bulimia

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(Glossary of Obesity). When one is diagnosed with bulimia, they perform these two actions in a cycle. This is different from anorexia nervosa (some people like to use these two terms interchangeably.) When one is anorexic, they neglect their intake of food. As Tracey Gold said, “Anorexia, you starve yourself. Bulimia, you binge and purge. You eat huge amounts of food until you're sick and then you throw up. And anorexia, you just deny yourself. It's about control” (1).
One might ask, “Why would anybody want to be bulimic? What causes it?” The answer is quite simple. There are many reasons as to why someone would choose to be bulimic. Some factors are stressful occurrences, changes in their lives, and families. The most common reason, though, is wanting to be thinner. When young women see their favorite idols on television and in magazines, they see thin and beautiful models. What people don’t realize, though, is that those same pictures that they are seeing and ...

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more self-conscious and intimidated by everyone around them, they are the ones who are mainly targeted by bulimia. It is more common to be experiencing bulimia in the United States and other industrialized nations. Even though men can have it, women are ten times more likely to get it than men. It also affects younger people more than older. One to five percent of teenagers have bulimia (Children’s Hospital Boston). Young or old, though, eight percent of women have had bulimia at some point in their lives (Bulimia).
It is especially dangerous because of the way that it affects your body. There are long term and short term effects of bulimia. Long term effects include psychological ...

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