... much as 60% of normal body weight for age and height. Patients normally reduce weight by severely restricting their diets. Vomiting and abuse of laxatives, diuretics or exercise my also be part of this misplaced attempt to control weight. Anorexia nervosa occurs in ½% to 1% of girl's aged 13 to 17, peaking ... purge the food before it can be absorbed by the body. Bingeing and purging are recurring events that typically alternate with extreme dieting. Weight usually stays within a fairly normal range, though there may be large fluctuations. The eating binges average about 1,000 calories b...

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... as early as third grade are concerned about their weight. But the most vulnerable are teens," (Lightstone p.1). The media plays a big part. Surrounded by thin models and TV stars, teenage girls are taught to achieve an impossible goal. As a result, many teenage girls intensely dislike their bodies and can tell you ... and more common at a fast rate. Children are developing this problem as young as the age of eight and nine. To think of a little girl or boy hurting themselves, consciously at that young of an age is very hard to understand. Next there is BDD. People with body dysmorphic d...

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