Eating Disorder

Eating Disorder - Symptoms

Anorexia Nervosa

Intense fear of gaining weight
Distorted body image
Eating restrictively or starving self intentionally
May use additional techniques to control weight (i.e. excessive exercise or abuse of laxatives, enemas, or diuretics)
Tend to engage in behaviours that seem abnormal or compulsive to others (e.g. weighing self every day, calorie counting, avoiding meals or multiple types of food, checking the mirror frequently, weighing and portioning foods carefully, etc.)
Tend to have significantly low body weight in relation to height or developmental stage

Bulimia Nervosa

Intense fear of gaining weight
Distorted body image
Engage in repeated episodes of binge-eating (i.e. eating large amounts of food in limited time until uncomfortably full) and compensating via purging (i.e. vomiting), excessive exercising, or abusing laxatives, enemas, or diuretics
Tend to be within normal weight range in relation to height or developmental stage

Binge-Eating Disorder

Tend to experience out-of-control eating but not engage in compensatory behaviours
Tend to be overweight as a result of eating habits
May develop metabolic complications such as diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, obesity, and hypertension over time

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Article contributed by Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital

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