Nervosa
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Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the most clearly defined subgroups of a wider range of eating disorders.
EDMONTON -- When Shelley Erickson's teenage daughter was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa two years ago, the focus was immediately on helping her recover.
About half (45 to 54 percent) of patients seeking treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) reported practicing some form of a vegetarian diet (Bardone-Cone, et al., 2012).
Bulimia nervosa symptoms include heart problems like an irregular heartbeat that can lead to heart failure and death may occur.
"Being raised in a highly religious family is also not associated with an increased risk of anorexia nervosa."
But experts are concerned that veganism and vegetarianism are more common in girls with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.