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A Contemporary Overview
from Part III - The Hypermodern Contradictory Relationship with Food
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2022
It has been found that internalizing a lean body ideal increases the risk of developing bulimia nervosa. Nervous bulimia was also ranked twelfth out of 306 mental and physical disorders causing disability in females aged 15–19 years in high-income group countries. Theories and scientific studies about bulimia’s clinical features and its origins are presented. The specific differences between the symptoms of nervous bulimia and binge eating are outlined and the way in which these disorders relate to body image is also discussed. Differences in the course of these diseases and possible treatment are examined and clinical features, theories, and scientific studies about these topics presented.
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