Eating disorders are devastating behaviors that are somewhat hidden from society. There are three types of eating disorders that are generally characterized as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified (NOS).
Eating disorders has been around for centuries but you would hear little about it. These are not new disorders. Although anorexia nervosa was first defined as a medical problem in 1873, description of self-starvation has been found in medieval writings. Bulimia and anorexia are the two most common eating disorder in America today, but bulimia’s more common than anorexia. Bulimia nervosa usually begins early in adolescence when young women attempt restrictive diets, fail, and react by binge
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