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bulimia
Title: bulimia
Category: Literature / English
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bulimia
Bulimia Nervosa
Definition
“Bulimia was classified as a distinct disorder by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980; the name was changed to bulimia nervosa in 1987.”
Bulimia nervosa is known as the “binge-purge syndrome”, which in its extreme form, can also lead to death. Sufferers of this disorder usually binge large amounts of food in a small period of time, then purge the food. There are several ways of purging, including self-induced vomiting, Laxative abuse, fasting, and …showed first 75 words of 2028 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2028 total…muscles, transmission of impulses between nerve cells, and regulation of cyclic body processes.
Tryptophan- an amino acid that is essential for growth and normal metabolism.
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**Bibliography**
“Bulimia,” Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 2000. Ó 1993-1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Http://www.mentalhealth.com
Http://www.priory-hospital.co.uk/htm/bulimi.htm
Cauwels M., Janice, Bulimia the Binge-Purge Compulsion. New York, Doubleday & Company inc.1983
Boskind-White, Marlene, White Jr., C., William, Bulimarexia the Binge/Purge Cycle. New York, WW Norton & Company. 1983
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