Effect of mood and food cues on body image in women with bulimia and controls

Article Abstract:

Exposure to mood and food cues is enough to produce changes in body image assessment in women with bulimia nervosa. Women with bulimia rate their bodies as larger and satisfaction of body image is lower than control women. The differences exist in spite of a lack of a major difference in height, weight, and body mass index between bulimic and control women. The urge to eat increases in both the groups in the presence of food. The mere observation or smell of food produces an urge to binge in bulimic women.

Body image

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The significance of a prior history of anorexia in bulimia nervosa

Article Abstract:

A past history of anorexia nervosa has been linked with the occurrence of bulimia nervosa among women. One hundred fourteen bulimic women were entered into a randomized clinical trial to determine the validity of this argument. Some of the respondents were subjected into dietary analysis. Test results show that bulimic women afflicted with anorexia nervosa in the past are more likely to exhibit similarities in both psychological and physiological categories.

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Elevated total cholesterol in bulimia nervosa

Article Abstract:

The total serum cholesterol concentrations in women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are compared with those of the depressed women in the general population. Results how that bulimic women have higher total cholesterol concentrations than depressed and anorexic women. This is attributed to the large amount of cholesterol and fat bulimic women get during their binge episodes.

Health aspects, Measurement, Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder), Women's health, Cholesterol

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