Bulimia Americans place a great deal of importance on being thin. All the models, television personalities and athletes are extremely thin. It says to the American youth that to be successful you have to be thin. As a result, 1 in 10 teenage girls struggle with an eating disorder. Bulimia, one type of eating disorder, that is harmful to your physical and mental health is becoming very popular with today's young women. Bulimia, which means "ox hunger" is her binge- purge cycle of eating. The person feels an overwhelming need to eat enormous quantifies of food in a very short period of time. After eating the person feels guilty and needs to rid herself of the food. This is done by purging. Purging is vomiting or using laxatives or a combination of both to rid the body of the food that was just eaten before it has a chance to digest. The typical pattern is to start by ....

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