Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
The two most common types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, more commonly known as anorexia and bulimia. The two disorders can be difficult to distinguish from each other because they have similar characteristics: With both anorexia and bulimia, the person will have a distorted image of his or her body. That person will seem to be obsessed with what he or she eats.
Both anorexia and bulimia tend to affect girls more than guys, but 10% of the people with eating disorders are guys. And, because we typically think of eating disorders as only affecting girls, they often go unrecognized in guys. Guys with eating disorders also tend to focus more on athletic appearance or success than on just looking thin.
People with anorexia have an intense fear of being fat. When a person has anorexia, he or she hardly eats at all — and the small amount of food that is eaten becomes an obsession. A person with anorexia may weigh food before eating it or compulsively count the calories of everything. It is not unusual for a person with anorexia to also exercise excessively in an attempt to lose weight.
A unique feature of anorexia is not only the strong desire to be very thin, but also the altered body perception that goes with it. Even though they might be shedding pounds at a dangerous rate, people with anorexia don't see themselves as thin. A person with the condition can look in the mirror and actually see a fat person.
Bulimia is a bit different from anorexia because the person with bulimia doesn't avoid eating. Instead, he or she eats a large amount of food then gets rid of it quickly by vomiting or taking laxatives. This is commonly known as "binge and purge" behavior. Like anorexia, bulimia tends to affect girls and young women more than guys. Unlike anorexia, you can't always tell by looking whether a person has bulimia. In fact, someone with bulimia may appear average or even above average in weight.
2007-01-22 06:45:56
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answered by Yvonne M 2
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I'm never to bored to answer your question, just I hope nobody else catch's me, ok here goes
anorexia thats when you think your fat when you really are not so you hardly eat at all,,, not good.
bulimia thats when you think your fat but your not, and so you eat a bunch of food and then make yourself barf, also not good, why must you ask these on Football(American) anyway I sort of knew but the girl abve me should win because I referenced some of her stuff to put into "stupid person terms" I'm not calling you stupid. sheeesh
2007-01-22 07:24:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Well, it's 2 weeks until the super bowl, and from my understanding, bulimia is when a person gorges him/herself eating and then forces him/herself to throw up. Anorexia is simply not eating to the point where you're a toothpick.
2007-01-22 06:45:35
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answered by J-Pac 2
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especially situations you win especially situations you unfastened, activities, a minimum of one element that would not get my interest, yet my husband grow to be addicted to the all. My son's gal chum gained a 40 two" television, couple weeks in the past in a 17 week contest, of guessing winners of soccer video games, the radio announcer , went buggs with the fact a woman gained over a male. Ha Ha sturdy luck on your %.. whoever you're. grasping ?guess hoping to win. ok if your no longer a sore looser.
2016-11-26 19:21:26
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answered by ? 4
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Two weeks to the superbowl - Feb4
Anorexia - Not eating
Bulimia - Eating and throwing up
You are asking this in the American football section, because you are a confused individual who stands for tradition and thought in today's fast paced and generic world
2007-01-22 06:49:31
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answered by parkesmatt 5
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The 41st Superbowl is being played February 4th in Miami.
2007-01-22 06:58:04
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answered by mlw6366 3
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Feb. 4 at maimi
2007-01-22 07:00:28
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answered by dragonpepe 2
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315 hours and 15 minutes.
2007-01-22 06:45:08
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answered by Anonymous
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