What are eating disorders?

Many young people will have worries about eating, weight and shape which are normal during adolescence, however sometimes these worries can escalate into an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
These have a very serious impact on many aspects of a young person’s life. The symptoms may include weight loss, unusual eating patterns, over exercise and physical complications. With appropriate treatment recovery is likely.

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition. It is an eating disorder in which people keep their body weight as low as possible.

People with anorexia usually do this by restricting the amount of food they eat, making themselves vomit and exercising excessively.
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Bulimia Nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder and mental health condition.

People who have bulimia try to control their weight by severely restricting the amount of food they eat, then binge eating and purging the food from their body by making themselves vomit or using laxatives.
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You can find out more on The Source website: www.thesource.me.uk/health/eating-disorders