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Bulimia nervosa: what it is and how to treat it

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Bulimia is one of the nutrition and eating disorders. It is characterized by excessive food intake, so-called binge eating, followed by episodes aimed at getting rid of the amount of food ingested, by methods such as self-induced vomiting or the use of laxatives. This condition is difficult to recognize as affected people often present with a normal body weight.

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