Bulimia is a relatively frequent eating disorder. This problem arises when a large amount of food is ingested and then followed by a feeling of fear of getting fatter, which leads later to elimination behaviours of ingested food, such as the induction of vomiting, intense physical activity,
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Other food problems are signalled by significant and long-lasting changes in eating behaviour. People with anorexia nervosa present a distorted vision of their body shape and weight (for example young female). These individuals may see their body as aesthetically inappropriate, but in reality, this perception does not
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Obesity is in addition to being overweight, a pathology defined by a amount of body weight disproportionate to the individual’s structure. The evolution of obesity may be related to family genetics, poor diet, absence of physical exercise, sedentary lifestyle, medication intake, emotional and psychological causes, metabolic alterations
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