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Bulimia - Coggle Diagram
Bulimia
5 Risk Factors
Constantly eating large portions of food in one sitting
Persistent worry or complaining about being fat
Not wanting to eat in public or infront of anyone
Excessive exercising
Using supplements or products for weight loss
Symptoms
Feeling you can't control your eating behavior
Eating until the point of discomfort or pain
Forcing yourself to vomit after eating
Treatment for this disorder
identify the symptoms early
Have a special diet
Hospitalization; either in-patient or out-patient care or both
Statistics
1.5% of the US female population
0.5% of the male population
These percentages translate to 4.7 million females and 1.5 million males.
Diagnostic Criteria
Loss of Control, the person must feel that they have lost control or overeating and are unable to stop themselves
Use of inappropriate behaviors to aviod weight gain or to compensate for the binge eating
Sources
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/bulimia-treatmenthttps://www.verywellmind.com/diagnostic-criteria-for-bulimia-nervosa-1138313#:~:text=Bulimia%20Diagnosic%20Criteria&text=Loss%20of%20control.,compensate%20for%20the%20binge%20eating
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