Anorexia is a lack or loss of appetite for food. It is an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
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Who is most likely to develop Bulimia?
Statistics show women are more likely to develop an eating disorder than men.
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What do people with eating disorders spend a lot of their time doing?
Exercising
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Where do people go to get treated for an eating disorder?
Hospitals
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It is estimated that ____ to ____ of women have suffered from an eating disorder in their lifetime.
1.0% to 4.2%
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A person who deals with Anorexia fears...
Gaining weight or becoming fat
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What are some symptoms of Bulimia?
Preoccupation with dieting, cuts on their hands from their fingers gets scraping against their teeth, small red pinprick marks on their faces as a result of pooping blood vessels and an inordinate amount of time spent in the bathroom.
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What do people with Anorexia usually wear?
Baggy/big clothing
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What is one way Anorexia is treated?
Antidepressants
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Only _____ of people with Anorexia fully recover.
60%
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What do Anorexics often deny?
Being hungry
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What do people with Bulimia do after they eat?
Binge
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People with Bulimia are very....
Secretive about their eating habits.
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What is the first step in fixing you're eating disorder?
Admitting you have a problem.
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It is estimated that ____ of women in the United States suffer from Bulimia.
4%
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What are some effects of Anorexia?
Suicide, brain damage, heart attacks and infertility
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What are physical dangers of Bulimia?
Arrhythmia, heart palpitations, heart attacks or death.
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What are two things that Anorexics/Bulimics become obsessed with?