Eating Disorder

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Eating disorders are usually triggered by people who are unhappy with their weight and shape, although in some cases reasons may be related to psychological conditions. The three types of eating disorders are…Binge Eating Disorder – where a person eats a considerable amount of food, Bulimia – when a person binges to deliberately makes themselves sick or uses laxatives to lose weight and Anorexia Nervosa – when a person starves themselves in order to lose weight.

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