Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating—consuming a large amount of food very quickly—followed by compensatory behavior, most commonly vomiting or "purging" or ...

The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), an eating disorder is “a behavioral condition characterized by severe, persistent disturbance in ...

Bulimia nervosa (BN), or bulimia, is a mental health disorder characterized by binge eating and a fear of gaining weight, which drives people to try and avoid weight gain, usually by compensatory ...

For an illness that affects so many people, there are plenty of misconceptions about eating disorders, experts say. Eating disorders affect nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide, according to the nonprofit ...

Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) are psychiatric diagnoses that involve a significant disturbance in the perception of body ...

An eating disorder is a collection of interrelated eating habits, weight management practices, attitudes about food, weight and body shape that have become disordered. Some common features of eating ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – According to the National Eating Disorders Association, nearly 29 million Americans will develop an eating disorder in their lifetime and it can affect anyone – regardless ...

And yet in a culture in which fat shaming and restrictive eating are prevalent, it can be easy for eating disorder behaviors to become normalized, said Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder ...