Science news articles about 'self induced vomiting'

... involve extreme and relentless dieting, self-induced vomiting or laxative misuse, binge eating ... addressed commonly associated problems such as low self-esteem and extreme perfectionism. Both treatments ...

... girls and women, it is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting or another compensatory behavior to avoid weight gain," the authors write. "These episodes ...

... overweight adolescents' risk of engaging in extreme weight control behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, the use of diet pills, laxatives, and diuretics, as well as binge eating. Overweight youth ...