[
US
/bjuˈɫɪmiə/
]
[ UK /bjʊlˈɪmiə/ ]
[ UK /bjʊlˈɪmiə/ ]
NOUN
- pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
- a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
How To Use bulimia In A Sentence
- Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, are characterised by morbid preoccupation with weight and shape and manifest through distorted or chaotic eating behaviour.
- Currently, 30 percent of Americans are obese, compared with the 4 percent who meet criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder.
- From the sound of your letter, you may have bulimia and possibly anorexia as well. Christianity Today
- You could potentially become a victim to horrible eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia.
- The appropriate Anonymous Fellowships for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating exist to help the primary spiritual recovery.
- The appropriate Anonymous Fellowships for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating exist to help the primary spiritual recovery.
- Bulimia nervosa can be difficult to identify because of extreme secrecy about binge eating and purgative behaviour.
- The most common eating disorder in athletes involves exercise bulimia - using exercise as a form of weight reduction along with the use of laxatives, emetics, diuretics, and stimulants.
- The guidance on eating disorders advocates a holistic approach in caring for people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and less common eating disorders such as binge eating.
- The appropriate Anonymous Fellowships for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating exist to help the primary spiritual recovery.
