Are you asking what sort of behavior? That would be bingeing and purging. It involves consuming a large amount of (usually high-calorie) food and then removing it from the body pre-digestion. This can be by inducing vomiting or taking laxitives.
People who suffer from bulimia often have rotten teeth because they purge.
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3-15% of the population suffer from bulimia
Approximately 1,000 people in Africa suffer from bulimia and another 1,000 people are anorexic.
About 48% of canadians are bulimic/ suffer from bulimia
About one percent of women suffer from bulimia
Women are more likely and most people from ages 11- 19 are more common to suffer either bulimia and anorexia nervosa, but adults can suffer from these eating disorders too.
Roughly 1 in every 200 people suffer from an eating disroder. Of that, 1 in every 250 is anorexic. Bulimia claims a much higher percentage of people. (Anorexia affects about 1%, while bulimia affects about 5%)
Yes.
in her teens
A very thin person with an apparently healthy appetite may suffer from bulimia.
There are many different outcomes for people with bulimia. Often, they can suffer some very serious medical complications and harm. Bulimia does have a high death rate, too. If treated, bulimics can make a full recovery, though.