Anorexia & Bulimia

National Anorexia & Bulimia Society

Reviewed February 2017

Anorexia Nervosa
According to The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and
Associated Disorders, Inc.
Is a person who is not getting enough calories in, which
leads to a significantly low body weight.

They will also show an intense fear of gaining weight or a

fear of being overweight.

A person also has a hard time recognizing the seriousness

of their current weight (AKA: They see themselves as
overweight.)
Bulimia Nervosa
According to The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated
Disorders, Inc.
This is the recurrent episodes of binge eating.
An episode of binge eating includes eating an amount of food that is definitively larger than most
people would eat within a two hour time period, along with a sense of lack of control over eating
during that episode.
They try to make up for it by fasting, self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise or use of laxatives,
diuretics or other medications.
A person with Bulimia is very worried about their weight or shape.

Two types:
1. Purging Type Bulimia: involves self induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or
enemas to rid the body of food
2. Non Purging Bulimia: makes use of other methods to prevent weight gain such as fasting or
over exercising
 Worldwide Statistics
According to The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc.

-At least 30 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an
eating disorder in the U.S.
-Eating disorders affect all races and ethnic groups
- In a large national study of college students, 3.5% sexual minority
women and 2.1% of sexual minority men have reported having an
eating disorder.
-In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from a clinically
significant eating disorder at some time in their life.
nationaleatingdisorders.org
 Anorexia/Bulimia In Women & Men
Anorexia Nervosa: Bulimia Nervosa:

Women: -0.9% of American women Women: -5.1% of college women suffers from
suffer from anorexia in their lifetime Bulimia

-1 in 200 American women suffers
from anorexia
-As many as 10% of college women
suffer from this disease
Men: -Have a lifetime prevalence of
.3% for Anorexia Nervosa
-2-3 in 100 American Women suffers from Bulimia
-1.1% to 4.2% of females suffer from this in their
lifetime
Men: -Have a lifetime prevalence of .5% for Bulimia
Nervosa - The National Association of Anorexia
Nervosa and Associated Disorders,
Inc.
- www.mirasol.net
- NEDA
Overall Statistics for Both Diseases timberlineknolls.com

According to The National Association of Symptoms of Anorexia

- Hard to distinguish from normal eating
Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders,
or dieting behavior
Inc. - Extreme weight loss
- Thin appearance
-Eating disorders have the highest mortality
- Dry skin
- Abnormally cold hands and feet
rate of any mental illness.
- Absence of menstruation
-1 in 5 anorexia deaths is by suicide - Hair that thins, breaks, or falls out

-33-50% of anorexia patients have a comorbid Symptoms of Bulimia:

- Depression
mood disorder, such as depression - Anxiety
- Social isolation
-More than half bulimia patients have - Scratchy or raspy voice quality
- Chipmunk Cheeks (due to swollen
comorbid anxiety disorders salivary glands)
- Persistent sores in throat and mouth
- Irregular heartbeat
- Dehydration
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Causes for Both Genders
- The effects of the thin culture in media constantly
reinforce thin people as ideal stereotypes
- Professions and careers that promote being thin
and encourage weight loss, such as modeling.
- Family and childhood traumas: childhood sexual
abuse, severe trauma
- Peer pressure among friends and co-workers to be
thin.
- Genetically predisposed: younger women with a
biological sister or mother with an eating disorder
are at a higher risk.
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Sources Page
https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/anorexia

http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/

http://www.timberlineknolls.com/eating-disorder/bulimia/signs-effects/

http://medusanews.com/articles/anorexia-and-bulimia/

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Anorexia_Nervosa_vs_Bulimia_Nervosa

http://www.mirasol.net/

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/research-males-and-eating-disorders

https://www.google.com

https://hendr118.wordpress.com/