Anorexia nervosa affects mostly adolescent girls. Anorexics practice self-starvation, and say they are looking and feeling better as a result. The symptoms are severe weight loss, fear of becoming fat, distorted self-image, excessive exercising, loss of menstrual periods, constipation, poor circulation, sleep problems, isolation, anxiety and irritability. Many anorexics develop bulimia and the two conditions often coexist. Most reported cases (90 percent) are girls or women.

Bulimia nervosa is an advanced form of compulsive eating; bulimics binge on large quantities of food and then purge themselves by vomiting and using laxatives to keep their weight down. Symptoms of bulimia include binge eating, secretive behavior, menstrual disturbance, dehydration, poor skin condition, sore throat, dental problems, and lethargy.

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