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Do You Have These Eating Disorders? by DoctorStephen(m): 6:32am On Sep 24, 2014 |
You must have heard about binge eating. It is just one of the eating disorders that people suffer from today. It's actually a symptom of certain mental illnesses,and those who have it may not even know. Common eating disorders include; (i.) Anorexia Nervosa: It is an illness characterised by an obsessive fear of gaining weight, which makes this person to engage in compulsive exercise to eliminate excess kilocalories;also, the person deliberately starves himself.The gender with greater patronage is the female. (ii.) Bulimia Nervosa: It is an eating disorder characterised by the consumption of large amounts of food at one time. Also, it involves compensatory behaviors like, purging by using laxatives,e.g. Andrew liver salt, to allow space for more food. It may vary in degree of severity, in some individuals. (iii.) Binge Eating Disorder: It is the binge eating that does not include compensatory behaviours,like inducing purging. (iv.) Drunkorexia: Eating less to drink more, etc To be cont'd |
Re: Do You Have These Eating Disorders? by rawpadgin(m): 6:49am On Sep 24, 2014 |
u mean if i decide to eat a lot of food because i want to gain more weight its a disorder if i change my mind & start eating less because i don't want to develop a budging stomach its also a sickness okay, cortinue |
Re: Do You Have These Eating Disorders? by DoctorStephen(m): 11:08am On Sep 24, 2014 |
rawpadgin: u mean if i decide to eat a lot of food because i want to gain more weight its a disorderNo |
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