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What is the name of the eating disorder that usually occurs in adolescent girls?
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∙ 12y ago
An eating disorder that usually occurs in adolescent girls is anorexia (not eating enough food).
In other cases, it can be bulimia (eating large amounts of food and then vomiting or taking laxatives).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoeating disorders do not come with an age limit. if the girl/boy is around the behavior and has the addiction disorder in the family then she is able to get the disorder. and if she does in fact have the disorder there is no cure for it. she will have to fight it for the rest of her life, granite if the symptoms do not show the disorder is still there. but to answer your question more accurately all eating disorders effect all age groups of girls, and boys
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∙ 14y agoAnorexia Nervosa. Let just say that putting the word nervosa after anorexia gives it it's true meaning because these words are Latin and they work together as a phrase to form that meaning.
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