Vomiting, misusing laxatives, exercising to the extreme, or fasting to rid themselves of the consumed calories from binge eating. ... Orthorexia nervosa (Costin, p. 63) It is not an official eating disorder diagnosis, but a pathological fixation on eating proper, pure or superior foods. People with orthorexia nervosa feel superior to others who eat "improper- food, which might include non-organic or junk foods and items found in regular grocery stores, as opposed to heath food stores. Individuals obsess over what to eat, how much to eat, how to prepare food "properly-. Eating the "rig...

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An eating disorder is an unhealthy relationship with food and weight that takes over a person's life ("E.D.... It starts out by just eating smaller or larger amounts of food, but at some point the urge to eat less or more becomes an obsession. ... This is when the person eats unusually large amounts of food and feels a lack of control over their episodes. After they eat they follow up with a behavior that compensates for overeating, such as forced vomiting, abuse of laxatives or diuretics, fasting, exercise, or a combination of some. ... Someone could have anxiety and become withdraw...

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Athletes who participate in "thin-build" sports - gymnastics, dance, figure skating and long distance running - are at a greater risk of developing eating disorders than their "rowdy" sport counterparts. Since athletes are known to be competitive and perfectionistic, they are "at a predisposition to...

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