Bulimia Nervosa

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The term food or food disorders refers to those psychological disorders that result in abnormal behavior delicate food consumption, ie the explanation of these disorders is a psychological change.
Bulimia and anorexia are the most common and risky eating disorders in adolescents, because they can even cause death if not detected early.
Visual means of communication have been especially influential and led adolescents to fall into anorexia due to the ideal of beauty imposed by society, which is an almost impossible for the average person goal. The media has become a symbol of thinness and beauty role model for girls. And because of all the physical and hormonal changes that are suffering in adolescence, young people are more likely to fall into

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