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Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging or consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time, followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the food consumed, (purging). Typically by vomiting, taking a laxative or diuretic and/or excessive exercise and commonly accompanied with fasting over an extended period of time. Bulimia nervosa is considered to be less life threatening than anorexia, however the occurrence of bulimia nervosa is higher. Bulimia nervosa is nine times more likely to occur in women than men (Barker 2003). The vast majority of those with bulimia nervosa are at normal weight. Antidepressants, especially SSRIs, are widely used in the treatment of bulimia nervosa (Newell and Gournay 2000). Patients who have bulimia nervosa are often linked with having impulsive behaviors involving over spending and sexual behaviors as well as having family histories of alcohol and substance abuse, and mood and eating disorders.
The term bulimia comes from Greek βουλιμία (boulīmia; ravenous hunger), a compound of βους (bous), ox + λιμός (līmos), hunger. Bulimia nervosa was named and first described by the British psychiatrist Gerald Russell in 1979. Bulimia is strongly familial. Twin studies estimate the heritability of syndromic bulimia to be 54-83%.
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Actors: Lloyd Kaufman (director), Debbie Rochon (actress), James Gunn (director), Michael Herz (producer), Tiffany Shepis (actress), Lloyd Kaufman (writer), James Gunn (writer), Tiffany Shepis (actress), James Gunn (actor), James Gunn (actor), Lloyd Kaufman (actor), Debbie Rochon (actress), Lloyd Kaufman (producer), Frank Reynolds (editor), Gabriel Friedman (editor),
Genres: ,She's got BulimiaWoah, oh oh oh
Bulimia
And nobody knows
She's the biggest cheerleader on the squad
She loves her parents and worships God
But none of them know the real truth
She eats a lot of food, pukes on her sister Ruth
Chorus
Bulimia
Woah, oh oh oh
Bulimia
And nobody knows
And we all try to save her
But she cares more about impressing the football players
So watch your after school special
It's about a girl
That ate a lot of doritos
And then she started to hurl
Chorus
So who cares about the quarterback
And forget about his nice car
It's time for you to live your whole life