Bulimia Nervosa: From Fitspiration To Thinspiration - A Review

Rathi Shikha; Kharb Manju

doi:10.61280/journalmedicinalplants.v1i3.219

Rathi Shikha Shri Baba Mast Nath Institute of P’ceutical Sciences and Research Asthal Bohar , Rohtak , Pin 124001
Kharb Manju Shri Baba Mast Nath Institute of P’ceutical Sciences and Research Asthal Bohar , Rohtak , Pin 124001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.61280/journalmedicinalplants.v1i3.219

Keywords:

Registered dietician, Eating disorders, Bulimia nervosa, Fitspiration

Abstract

Fitspiration is to promote health and fitness whereas thinspiration is to promote thinness by any way but both of these terms are totally different. Bulimia nervosa is a psychiatric condition affecting many adolescent and young adult women that usually promote thinspiration. Self-induced purging is the commonest method for compensation of calories in patients having eating disorders. Medical complications associated to bulimia nervosa are direct result of mode and frequency of purging behaviour, that comes in clinical attention in many ways. RDs provide nutritional counselling, recognize the clinical symptoms and assist with diet monitoring with combination of psychotherapy. Other side of Eds highlight the poor education about these disorders and the negative attitude towards body and mind. Eds might affect other social, cultural and biological ones in many ways. Main purpose of this article is to understand the complexities of eating disorders (Eds) in detail about its types, causes, signs and symptoms and treatment of bulimia nervosa. Patients with BN develop a refusal in ingestion of food, maintaining a distorted self-perception of their body, considering themselves as overweighed. Patients generally refuse the seriousness of their condition.

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