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Eating Disorder

Eating Disorder - Symptoms

Anorexia Nervosa
  • Intense fear of gaining weight
  • Distorted body image 
  • Eating restrictively or starving self intentionally
  • May use additional techniques to control weight (i.e. excessive exercise or abuse of laxatives, enemas, or diuretics)
  • Tend to engage in behaviours that seem abnormal or compulsive to others (e.g. weighing self every day, calorie counting, avoiding meals or multiple types of food, checking the mirror frequently, weighing and portioning foods carefully, etc.)
  • Tend to have significantly low body weight in relation to height or developmental stage
Bulimia Nervosa
  • Intense fear of gaining weight
  • Distorted body image
  • Engage in repeated episodes of binge-eating (i.e. eating large amounts of food in limited time until uncomfortably full) and compensating via purging (i.e. vomiting), excessive exercising, or abusing laxatives, enemas, or diuretics 
  • Tend to be within normal weight range in relation to height or developmental stage 
Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Tend to experience out-of-control eating but not engage in compensatory behaviours 
  • Tend to be overweight as a result of eating habits 
  • May develop metabolic complications such as diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, obesity, and hypertension over time

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