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Bulimia or bulimia nervosa is an eating and psychological disorder characterized by the adoption of behaviors in which the individual turns away from eating healthy eating ways overeating in very short periods of time, also called "binge", followed by a period of repentance, which may lead the subject to remove excess food through vomiting or laxatives. The fear of gaining weight directly affects the feelings and emotions of the patient, thus influencing in mood that soon lead to depressive problems.

This disorder is more common in adults and affects more than 2% of adolescents between 14 and 18 years. These people have low self-esteem can lead to excessive concern for physical appearance, leading to perform restrictive diets, which do not always produce the desired results, alternate with episodes of uncontrolled consumption of food, causing a metabolic imbalance. The patient has feelings of guilt as a result of binge eating and concern about fat creates other behaviors such as self-induced vomiting and abuse of laxatives. Some causes for people with this disorder are: is it sieten pressured by beautiful patterns lideales considered by society, and the need to be slim and sexy to feel accepted. Experiences of social rejection or a sentimental failure can make you believe that losing weight is an essential requirement for success.

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