Anorexia or Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight, body image distortion and an intense fear of gaining weight. There are two types of anorexics – the restricting type and the purging type. The restricting type severely restricts calories, fasts and exercises excessively. The purging type rids themselves of calories by vomiting and/or the use of laxatives, diuretics and/or enemas.
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Bulimia or Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by excessive food intake (bingeing) followed by purging via vomiting and/or the use of laxatives, diuretics and/or enemas.
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Binge Eating Disorder is characterized by bingeing on excessive amounts of food without intervening periods of purging or other compensatory behavior.
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Compulsive overeating or compulsive eating is characterized by an obsessive compulsive relationship with food. Compulsive overeaters engage in binge eating – consuming large quantities of food in a relatively short period of time. Compulsive eating is not about physical hunger; compulsive eaters eat to the point of being uncomfortable. Compulsive eating is a sign of Binge Eating Disorder.
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Food addiction is loss of control over food consumption. Food is used as medication to control and suppress negative feelings such as sadness, anger, depression, anxiety, loneliness or boredom.
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is an excessive preoccupation with perceived flaws in physical appearance.
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Morbid Obesity refers to anyone who is over 100 pounds above their ideal weight and/or with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 40 or above.
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Obesity is indicated when someone has a BMI of 30 or above. Morbid Obesity is indicated when someone has a BMI of 40 or above. Anyone weighing 100 pounds above their ideal weight is also considered morbidly obese.
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Orthorexia or Orthorexia Nervosa is an obsession with eating only healthy foods. Orthorexia differs from anorexia nervosa in that thinness is not the goal.
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Selective Eating Disorder (SED) prevents the consumption of many types of foods. Afflicted individuals may have a highly limited number of “safe” foods and they are extremely resistant to trying new foods.
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Night Eating Syndrome (NES) is an obsessive consumption of more than half of an individual’s daily caloric intake after 8 p.m.
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Nocturnal Sleep Related Eating Disorder (NS-RED) is eating or binge eating while the affected individual is asleep. Unlike NES (Night Eating Syndrome), the afflicted individual is unaware of nocturnal binges. The affected individual may be sleepwalking when overeating.
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Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) is an eating disorder that does not meet the criteria for a specific eating disorder. Afflicted individuals may switch eating patterns at various times.
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