In today's appearance centered society we often hear of eating disorders, and not just on celebrity gossip television programs either. Eating disorders are a serious problem in the Western world where, on top of other factors, society places emphasis on thin, toned bodies. This thin-subculture can lead to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, and the lesser mentioned bulimia nervosa, the later is that which will be discussed in this paper in order to provide a better understanding of this very serious condition. Bulimia nervosa is also known as binge-purge syndrome for its two part ma...
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