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  1. Mayo Clinic: Bulimia Nervosa mayoclinic.com - Bulimia Nervosa
  2. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Bulimia Nervosa nami.org - Bulimia Nervosa
  3. Wikipedia: Bulimia Nervosa en.wikipedia.org - Bulimia Nervosa
  4. National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): Anorexia, Bulimia, & Binge Eating Disorder nationaleatingdisorders.org - Anorexia, Bulimia, & Binge Eating Disorder
  5. eMedicine: Bulimia emedicine.medscape.com - Bulimia
  6. WrongDiagnosis: Bulimia Nervosa wrongdiagnosis.com - Bulimia Nervosa
  7. Healthwise (via WebMD): Bulimia Nervosa - Topic Overview webmd.com - Bulimia Nervosa - Topic Overview
  8. MamasHealth.com: Bulimia mamashealth.com - Bulimia
  9. Beat: What is Bulimia Nervosa? b-eat.co.uk - What is Bulimia Nervosa?
  10. WomensHealth.gov: Bulimia Guide Favorite!womenshealth.gov - Bulimia


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Research Notes on Bulimia

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder. It is characterized by sessions of food binges, commonly followed by purging the calories through laxative/diuretic use, excessive exercise, or self-induced vomiting. Most bulimia sufferers are normal weight or overweight due to the disorder centering around the practice of binge eating.1

Fast Facts

  • Bulimia is not gender, age, or race specific.2
  • Causes of bulimia include culture, genes, hormones, life changes, and stressful events.3
  • With treatment and support, bulimia is a treatable disorder.4


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ eMedicine: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/806548-overview Bulimia
  2. ↑ WomensHealth.gov: Who Becomes Bulimic?
  3. ↑ WomensHealth.gov: What Causes Bulimia?
  4. ↑ WomensHealth.gov: Can Someone with Bulimia Get Better?

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