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Long Term Health Effects of Bulimia

Bulimia robs the body of nutrients and leaves individuals with health problems that last throughout their life. When young adults attempt to lose weight by the practice of eating and then purging their food, they have no idea of the severe harm they’re doing to their bodies.

Study Shows Bulimia Is Initially Voluntary, Later Compulsive

Those with bulimia nervosa suffer from cyclical binge-and-purge episodes, often severely limiting food only to give in to the tension and eat a large number of calories in one sitting. As discussed on examiner.com, a study released by the University of Colorado Hospital shows that the behavior actually changes the brain over time.

The Young and Sexy: Eating Disorders Take a Toll

Who hasn’t struggled with a few extra pounds here and there, clothes fitting too tight, making it hard to breathe or even move around easily? The truth is that one-third of Americans in 2008 were obese, according to a new study just published by Lancet. All that blubber accumulating around American waistlines is cause for concern, but so is the frenzied and debilitating behavior to shed pounds in order to look young and sexy. Eating disorders in this country, among young and old, are taking a tremendous toll.

What happens to a person with an eating disorder? What can be done about it? We’ll take a look.