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Anorexia vs Bulimia: How They Differ in Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

The difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa must be understood in order to treat these complex eating disorders effectively. Both are unhealthy eating behaviours, but the symptoms and causes of each disorder are different. Recognising and addressing these disorders early on can greatly assist individuals in their recovery and...

Arohi Vardhan

26 March,2025 | 6 days read

Pica Eating Disorder: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Pica Eating Disorder: All you need to Know “Don’t eat that!” We have all had a parent or an elder say this to us right? This could be when we were chewing toys or consuming dirt. We eventually grew out of this habit, at least I hope we did. But,...

Priyanka Kema

03 July,2023 | 2 years read

Identifying and Treating Anorexia: What to do?

With an average age of onset of 15 years, anorexia nervosa stands to have a prevalence of 0.3% among young women, while having the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder (Morries & Twaddle, 2007). According to DSM-5, anorexia nervosa is characterized by an intense, irrational fear of gaining weight,...

Dr. Madhukar BR

03 August,2022 | 3 years read

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders- An Introduction

Raise your hand if you’ve met someone who casually says, “Ugh, I can’t believe I ate that slice of cake last night, this is going to add so much weight to my hips!” and they follow it up with a check out of their body in the mirror? I have,...

Dr. Keerthi Sagar

05 January,2022 | 3 years read

Eating Disorder

I just ate 2 burgers, french fries and a coke but still am hungry, why is it so? My son is bringing back the full lunchbox, saying he might become fat, why is it so? My friend eats too much. When it comes to food she’s completely out of control,...

Vijay Shankar

30 November,2018 | 6 years read

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