Millions of adults and teens have eating disorders, abnormal attitudes and behaviors with foods. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa and bulimia. A person with anorexia nervosa typically starves herself to be thin and loses an excessive amount of weight, typically 15% below her ideal weight. A bulimic is someone who habitually binge eats and then purges through vomiting or laxatives. Eating disorder treatments can include medication, therapy and hospitalization.

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