Eating disorders are not a lifestyle choice, a diet gone wrong or a cry for attention. Eating disorders can take many There are four eating disorders that are recognised by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which are: • • • • Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OSFED) Bulimia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by weight loss. Many teenage girls and boys are getting anorexia because they think they are fat or not are okay with their body.
Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to compensate for the effects of binge eating.
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a severe, life-threatening, and treatable eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food (often very quickly and to the point of discomfort)
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED) was previously known as Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) in past editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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