Women with bulimia serious enough to require hospitalization have about a fourfold increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death, new research shows. Clinicians should be aware ...

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging through methods like self-induced vomiting or taking laxatives. In the US, it will affect 1.5% of women and up ...

(Reuters Health) - Women hospitalized for bulimia may be more likely to develop heart disease and die prematurely, a recent study suggests. Researchers compared 818 women hospitalized for bulimia and ...

Researchers at Drexel University have found that a majority of women with bulimia nervosa reach their highest-ever body weight after developing their eating disorder, despite the fact that the ...

Bulimia is an emotional "weight control" disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by some form of purging or restriction. Binges are the secretive periods of rapid consumption of ...

A little-known form of the eating disorder bulimia is getting more and more attention from medical professionals -- exercise bulimia. This "startling" form of bulimia is of particular concern, Carlin ...

The 3 eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating--occur at a frequency far greater than usually realized. Anorexia has been found to be present in up to 1% of teenage and ...

Bulimia patients generally exhibit normal body weight but their eating habits are far from normal. They take in large amounts of calories during binges but regurgitate most of them by vomiting. They ...

Just about everyone overeats once in a while. But when bulimia is in the picture, overeating isn't a sometime thing.The young women who suffer from the binge-and-purge eating disorder scarf down huge ...

The Empire star said her bulimia was an attempt at “controlling” her emotions to distract from her depression Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...

The new season of The Crown will depict Princess Diana’s struggle with bulimia. In the fourth season of Netflix’s hit historical drama, viewers will be introduced to Princess Diana as she meets and ...

Amy Winehouse officially died of “death by misadventure” related to alcohol. But her brother now says there may have been another reason for the singer’s passing in 2011 at age 27: bulimia. In an ...