Question 1

is anorexia worse or bulimia worse for your body in the long term?

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Tough call: Both bulimia and anorexia can place enormous strain on body functions--to the point of death.  Also, some people have both, so-call bulimerxia.  Bulimia entails gorging then purging--usually vomiting or laxitives; both can mess up electrolytes, leading to heart problems.  Anorexia is starvation thru calorie restriction and/or exercise.  Once fat is gone, the body feeds on muscle, including heart.

Question 2

what is anorexia/bulimia do to your body?

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Eating do: Anorexia & bulimia lead to complications as noted in the diagram.

Question 3

how does anorexia/bulimia affect your body?

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Destroys the body: Because bulimia/anorexia becomes a nutritional "nightmare" the body suffers from self destruction. The extra stomach acid eats away at the esophagus, teeth and mouth lining(buccal mucosa). The body starts to use vital muscles for energy after the fat and glucose have been dissipated. Emaciation occurs with electrolyte abnormalities which can result in cardiac arrest and death.

Question 4

what different effects do anorexia and bulimia have on your body?

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Malnutrition: Loss of essential nutients......Vitamin, mineral, calcium, dental decay, anemia, B12 deficienct etc.

Question 5

when it comes to my academic performance, which is worse anorexia or bulimia?

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Both: Anorexia  and bulimia  are  both eating disorders that causes people to obsess about their weight and the food they eat. These  problems  may  have many  potential complications  the  worse  being death.  If you have anorexia  or  bulimia   please  see  your  doctor asap.

Question 6

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 7

is bulimia or anorexia more dangerous?

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Both can be fatal: Anorexia is harder to miss, because of the severe weight loss; the effective starvation impairs functions of a lot of body organs.  Many with bulimia look fine weight-wise but are abusing their bodies with purging and vomiting, both of which can cause body chemistry problems, sometimes bad enough to be fatal; vomiting can destroy teeth and cause other stomach problems.

Question 8

what's more dangerous anorexia or bulimia?

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Eating disorders: Both, especially if coexist in same person.

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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