Deep In the Subconscious: Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating
In bulimia nervosa, or binge eating, the person is aware
of his or her abnormal eating patterns, afraid of being
capable to stop eating, and likely to be depressed and
self-critical about this behavior. In bulimia, binge eating
occurs at least twice a week for at least 3 months and is
to often accompanied by laxative use, self-induced vomiting
or rigorous dieting in order to compensate for the
binge behavior. Many anorexic patients have symptoms
of bulimia they are called bulimic anorexics or purging
anorexics. But other people are bulimic without being
very thin. Bulimics may be of average or above-average
weight. Some researchers have suggested that bulimia is
a type of depression and should be classified as an affective
disorder. As of now the evidence does not uphold
this view (Hinz and Williamson). So far all that
can be said is that bulimia, like many other chronic disorders,
is often accompanied by depression.
The Binge-Purge Cycle
Binge eaters are generally on some sort of weight-reduction
diet, and the binge represents their falling "off the
wagon”. They may binge only at certain times rather
than continuously, and man y hid e food and eat in secret.
They may consume prodigious amounts of food
during one of these binges. Between 2000 and 5000
calories are usually consumed per binge, up to as
many calories as most people consume in a day (Johnson).
Most binge eaters consume easily
prepared, high- calorie foods such as chips , fast food,
bread, and sweets, and many focus their binges on
particular foods (Mizes). Binges often occur while
the person is at home alone watching TV or browsing
through a magazine, or in a car or fast-food restaurant.
If food runs out during a binge, the bulimic may rush
out to buy more. Bulimics tends to eat in an un-systematic
manner, they binge, do not eat for a day, and then binge again.
Binging is quite common among college women,
but clinically significant bulimic behavior is normal. Even
when the criteria for bulimic behavior
are met, the condition may not be long lasting (Drewnowski).
Even though bulimia is sometimes described as an epidemic on college
campuses, that is not true unless one is referring to self reported
overeating with or without occasional purging.
Although two-thirds of college women report eating
binges these are not as severe or frequent as those of
bulimics and are not usually accompanied by self-induced
vomiting or the use of laxatives. Only 1.3 percent
of college women can be classified as bulimic (Schotte
and Stunkard).
Attempts to explain bulimia have focused on the
role of negative cognitive/emotional states in bringing
on binge episodes. Pressure at work or school and problems
with personal relationships often precede binges,
and most bulimics feel anxious, depressed, and somewhat
guilty before a binge they also report that their
binges are prompted by contact with certain people,
most frequently their mothers but sometimes their
boyfriends, fathers, and sisters (Carrol and Leon).
Cumulative binge and binge-vomit or purge frequencies
for university students show that bulimia is not common
but binge eating occurs more frequently. (Schotte and Stunkard).
of his or her abnormal eating patterns, afraid of being
capable to stop eating, and likely to be depressed and
self-critical about this behavior. In bulimia, binge eating
occurs at least twice a week for at least 3 months and is
to often accompanied by laxative use, self-induced vomiting
or rigorous dieting in order to compensate for the
binge behavior. Many anorexic patients have symptoms
of bulimia they are called bulimic anorexics or purging
anorexics. But other people are bulimic without being
very thin. Bulimics may be of average or above-average
weight. Some researchers have suggested that bulimia is
a type of depression and should be classified as an affective
disorder. As of now the evidence does not uphold
this view (Hinz and Williamson). So far all that
can be said is that bulimia, like many other chronic disorders,
is often accompanied by depression.
The Binge-Purge Cycle
Binge eaters are generally on some sort of weight-reduction
diet, and the binge represents their falling "off the
wagon”. They may binge only at certain times rather
than continuously, and man y hid e food and eat in secret.
They may consume prodigious amounts of food
during one of these binges. Between 2000 and 5000
calories are usually consumed per binge, up to as
many calories as most people consume in a day (Johnson).
Most binge eaters consume easily
prepared, high- calorie foods such as chips , fast food,
bread, and sweets, and many focus their binges on
particular foods (Mizes). Binges often occur while
the person is at home alone watching TV or browsing
through a magazine, or in a car or fast-food restaurant.
If food runs out during a binge, the bulimic may rush
out to buy more. Bulimics tends to eat in an un-systematic
manner, they binge, do not eat for a day, and then binge again.
Binging is quite common among college women,
but clinically significant bulimic behavior is normal. Even
when the criteria for bulimic behavior
are met, the condition may not be long lasting (Drewnowski).
Even though bulimia is sometimes described as an epidemic on college
campuses, that is not true unless one is referring to self reported
overeating with or without occasional purging.
Although two-thirds of college women report eating
binges these are not as severe or frequent as those of
bulimics and are not usually accompanied by self-induced
vomiting or the use of laxatives. Only 1.3 percent
of college women can be classified as bulimic (Schotte
and Stunkard).
Attempts to explain bulimia have focused on the
role of negative cognitive/emotional states in bringing
on binge episodes. Pressure at work or school and problems
with personal relationships often precede binges,
and most bulimics feel anxious, depressed, and somewhat
guilty before a binge they also report that their
binges are prompted by contact with certain people,
most frequently their mothers but sometimes their
boyfriends, fathers, and sisters (Carrol and Leon).
Cumulative binge and binge-vomit or purge frequencies
for university students show that bulimia is not common
but binge eating occurs more frequently. (Schotte and Stunkard).
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