Term ‘eating disorder’ refers to serious disruption of the eating habit or the appetite
manifested as distorted body image. The main types are:
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Binge eating
In anorexia nervosa, the individual has:
• A distorted body image that leads him/her to see himself/herself as overweight.
• Often refusing to eat, exercising compulsively and developing unusual habits such as refusing to eat in front of others.
• Anorexic may loose large amounts of weight and even starve himself/herself to death.
In bulimia nervosa,
• The individual may eat excessive amounts of food, then purge his/her body of food by using medicines.such as laxatives or diuretics or by vomiting.
• The person often feels disgusted and ashamed when She/he binges and is relieved of tension and negative emotions after purging.
In binge eating, there are frequent episodes of out-of-control eating.
