Eating Disorders
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Symptoms Of Anorexia Nervosa
- significant or extreme weight loss with no known medical illness
- reduction in food intake
- ritualistic eating habits such as cutting up meat into extremely small bites or chewing every bite excessively
- denies hunger
- critical and intolerant of others
- exercises excessively
- chooses low to no fat and low calorie foods
- says he/she is too fat, even when this is not true
- practices highly self-controlled behavior
- hides feelings
Symptoms Of Bulimia Nervosa
- makes excuses to go to the bathroom after meals
- shows mood swings
- buys large amounts of food which suddenly disappears
- has unusual swelling around the jaw
- eats large amounts of food on the spur of the moment
Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder
- frequently eats an abnormally amount of food in a discrete period of time
- eats rapidly
- eats to the point of being uncontrollably full
- often eats alone
- shows irritation and disgust with self after overeating
- does not use methods to purge