| 1. Anorexia is a psychiatric illness in which
there is a preoccupation with dieting and thinness. |
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| 2. One percent of teenage girls in the U.S.
develops anorexia nervosa and up to 10% of those may die as a result
of the illness. |
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| 3. Bulimia nervosa (bulimia) is described as a
disorder characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating (rapid
consumption of food in one sitting) which are almost always followed
by purging (ridding the body of food). |
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| 4. Bulimic individuals always purge their meals
by vomiting. |
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| 5. After purging their meals, bulimic
individuals often feel a sense of euphoria (euphoria also means
"having really good feelings," also know as "getting high"). This
euphoric feeling is one of the main reasons why bulimic behavior is
addictive. |
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| 6. Individuals with anorexia frequently
eat large quantities of food and then purge it by vomiting or using
laxatives. |
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| 7. A stressful life in combination with poor
"coping skills" may lead to anorexia. |
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| 8. Most eating disorders, such as anorexia and
bulimia, occur in young women, but may effect either males or females
of any age. |
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| 9. The percentage of men getting eating
disorders is decreasing slightly over the past ten years in the
United States. |
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| 10. Anorexic individuals may not acknowledge
that his or her weight loss is dangerous and may actually believe
that they are overweight. |
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