There are a variety of eating disorders these days and many people suffer from them. Adolescent women are the majority of those affected, although young men may suffer from an eating disorder as well. The two most common of these eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
An eating disorder is determined by a person's body weight. If a person's body weight is at least fifteen percent (15%) below their "ideal" weight, they are diagnosed as having an eating disorder.
The difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia is that people with anorexia starve themselves and bulimics wil…
