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3. Bulimia Nervosa (BN): BN is characterized by binge eating (eating large amount of food with a sense of lack of control) and compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced emesis, laxative or diuretic use, or compulsive exercise to prevent weight gain (table 1).
When exercise becomes associated with an eating disorder it can often become compulsive when exercise levels can increase beyond that of nutritional intake. When this happens the health benefits of exercise are lost and exercise becomes more harmful to the body than helpful.
13 maj 2016 · Men with bulimic symptoms predominately reported using excessive exercise to compensate for binging. This finding goes along with results from an earlier study of our group on eating...
16 sty 2019 · Bulimia nervosa, a mental illness 4 times more common than anorexia nervosa, is characterized by binge-eating followed by compensatory purging behaviors, which include self-induced vomiting ...
15 lut 2023 · Also in the context of fitness centers, excessive exercise was found as the predominant compensation for binging in men with bulimic symptoms [Citation 19]. Excessive sports activity can therefore be seen as male-specific characteristics of eating disorders that may serve as a strategy for acute emotion regulation counteracting depressive ...
Signs and symptoms of bulimia in men. The signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa are typically similar in males and females, with both groups generally struggling with binge eating, self-induced vomiting, fasting, excessive exercising, and laxative abuse.
Inappropriate exercise behaviour is a common feature in patients with an eating disorder. These guidelines for Good Practice address excessive or over-exercise behaviour and also its management. The guidelines also make recommendations regarding healthy exercise and activity levels for all stages of the illness/recovery. Scope
