Question 1

what is anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa difference?

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Anoexia/Bulimia: Both are eating disorders and more common in females. Anorexia primarily involves restriction of food intake in order not to gain weight therefore are usually underweight even though they perceive they are fat and bulimia primarily involves frequent binge eating and they are usually normal weight. Anorexia is the more severe disorder and can be lethal. These are the main differences.

Question 2

what are differences between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?

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The specific symptom: Anorexia and bulimia are both serious eating disorders which involve distorted body image and extreme weight loss,.  Typically,, people with anorexia eat minimal amounts of food  exercise excessively to lose,weight.  People with bulimia may binge eat rather than restrict food intake and then purge through vomiting and/or laxative abuse.  Both can lead to health problems and death.

Question 3

please explain what are the real dangers of anorexia and bulimia nervosa?

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Death: Untreated eating disorders can have devastating effects on the sufferers. Please read this link for a breakdown: http://www.Nationaleatingdisorders.Org/health-consequences-eating-disorders.

Question 4

what effects would anorexia or bulimia nervosa have on the long-term health of a woman?

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Malnutrition: Both of these disorders are known to cause malnutrition, which can be life threatenting.  There are other health consequences as well, but they depend on individual circumstances.

Question 5

how do binge-eating disorder, anorexia and bulimia nervosa affect the lifespan?

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Eating DO: Depends on severity and if treatment is saught early.

Question 6

can you tell me the difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia?

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Eating patterns: In anorexia nervosa, people refrain from eating, often exercising and becoming dangerously thin. Bulemic patients overeat, then vomit or use diureticd or laxatives to try to get rid of the excess weight.

Question 7

what is the difference between anorexia nervosa and bulemia?

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Symptoms differ: An is a fixed belief that one is "fat" that leads to calorie restriction, exercise, or both, despite actually being markedly underweight.  Bulimia is a pattern of taking in huge amounts of calories and then purging them by throwing up or abusing laxatives; most bulimics are normal weight.  You can be both--a so-called bulimarexic.

Question 8

how could you describe somebody with anarexia and/or bulimia nervosa?

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Missing out. Scared.: At-risk for many bad things.  Can't get no satisfaction. ... To get an idea of what it's like for someone w/ an eating disorder, watch dr laura hill's ted talk "eating disorders from the inside out." summary: "calm, pleasure ; satisfaction is what most people experience after eating. But 4 people w/eating disorders, food brings anxiety, disturbance ; noise." watch here: http://bit.Ly/169jpxk.

Question 9

i need to know what is anorexia and bulimia?

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Eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are both eating disorders. Anorexics severely restrict food, and bulimics may both binge on food and then vomit many times a day. This can cause many physical problems such as esophageal and stomach injury, tooth decay, dehydration, electrolyte depletion, cardiac arrhythmia, and even death.  Sometimes laxatives are used also, which worsens things in both conditions.

Question 10

what are the differences between anorexia and bulimia?

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There are few diff: Bulimia nervosa
•recurrent episodes of binge eating 
a feeling of lack of control over eating 
•regular use of one or more of the following to prevent weight gain: self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives or diuretics, strict dieting or fasting, or vigorous exercise.
•persistent over-concern with body shape and weight.
Anorexia nervosa
•refusal to maintain weight that᾿s over the lowest weight consi.

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