Definition: a serious, possibly life-threatening eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting
Also Known As: bulimia, BN
Bulimia Nervosa
By Susan Cowden, MS, About.com Guide
Updated February 16, 2012
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