Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Anorexia Athletica or Exercise Bulimia
Exercise bulimia is a eating disorder kind of like anorexia nervosa. It is characterized by binging and then intense exercise to get rid of all the calories. Right now it is estimated that 5 million people in the US have exercise bulimia and 12% of those who go to the gym have it. The difference between healthy exercise and exercise bulimia is the motivation behind it, it is about self esteem, perfectionism, and control. Those with the disorder feel guilty if they miss their 2 or 3 or even 4 hour work out a day. Despite most exercise bulimics having low body fat %'s, they still dislike themselves or find themselves not "fit" enough.
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Nicole,
I'm sure you paper will be fine, but I want to make sure you're not just planning on dumping data into your paper without saying anything about it. I mean, it's important to shed light on the condition, but that's what the articles themselves do. You want to analyze what all this data might mean, right? Perhaps I'm stating the obvious. In any case, good luck, feel free to check in if you have any questions.
In the meantime enjoy your spring break. If you're going somewhere warm, I advise bringing along that 2nd prize CD-mix you won. Nothing complements sunshine and ocean breezes like a bunch of bleak tunes on the old iPod.
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