Definitions

 

Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by restrictive daily food intake and excessive weight loss below an optimal level for one’s height.

Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, sometimes with laxative and/or exercise abuse.

Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder involves recurrent eating of very large amounts of food, without using behaviors such as vomiting or restricting to compensate for the consumption of calories.