Anorexia Nervosa vs. Bulimia Nervosa In today's society many people are affected by eating disorders and their deadly side effects. Two of the most common eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are often confused for one another because they each share many of the same qualities; however, each disorder has its own distinct behaviors that make it quite different from the other. ... Practices for victims of anorexia nervosa include refusal to eat any kind of food and denial that their behaviors and unhealthy appearance are unusual. ... For example, victims of anorexia...

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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by a loss of at least 15% body weight resulting from refusal to consume sufficient food, despite extreme hunger. ... A person with bulimia nervosa binges, which involve consumption of large amounts of calorie-rich foods, during which the person feels a loss of personal control and self-disgust. ... Behavior and symptoms that may identify anorexia nervosa are: skipping meals, eating tiny portions, pushing food on plate around, not willing to eat in front of people; using eating rituals; cooking and shopping but not eating; using phrases repea...

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Approximately one percent of adolescent girls develop anorexia nervosa, a dangerous condition in which they can literally starve themselves to death. Another two to three percent of young women develop bulimia nervosa, a destructive pattern of excessive overeating followed by vomiting or other "purging" behaviors to control their weight. ... In anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, eating behaviors seem to develop as a way of healing the stress and anxieties. ... Bulimia nervosa treatment is a supportive and trusting therapeutic relationship and good rapport must be established b...

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