Tag: bulimia nervosa

Eating Disorder vs. Disordered Eating: What’s the Difference?

Eating disorders and disordered eating. Although the two terms are at times used interchangeably, they are not the same. Yes, there are some similarities between the two. Disordered eaters will often skip meals, follow restrictive fad diets, and even, fast for hours without eating. But who’s to say they’re not just doing this because they […]

Face the Facts: Here Are Some of the Dangers of Bulimia

Around 30 million people of all ages in the United States suffer from an eating disorder. One of the most prevalent of those disorders is bulimia nervosa. People with bulimia tend to binge eat food and then rapidly release those calories by purging. Purging involves vomiting, abuse of laxatives, or excessive exercising. Bulimia is a serious illness that can […]