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Article: Eating disorders.(Life Extension)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- February 22, 2006
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LOT of people has eating habits that could be considered "strange." Some are extremely choosy eaters, consuming only a few kinds of foods. Some are ritualistic about their food, eating certain foods only at certain times or in certain combinations.
But serious eating disorders are grouped into three categories:
l Anorexia nervosa a" characterized by an individual who refuses to maintain a minimally normal body weight.
l Bulimia nervosa a" characterized by an individual who engages in repeated incidences of binge eating, then compensates for the excess calories by purging a" inducing, vomiting, misusing laxatives, diuretics, or other medications; ...