Types of ANOREXIA

What are the Different Types of ANOREXIA?

Anorexia can be categorized into TWO groups:

Restricting Type

The first type of anorexia called 'restricting' is found in anorexics who limit their food/calorie intake severely and/ they partake in excessive physical exercise to  cause weight loss.

Binge Eating/Purging Type

This type of anorexia is found in those anorexics who binge eat (eat excessive amounts) and then purge (get rid of) their body of that food by either:

• self-induced vomiting
• ingestion of large quantities of laxatives
• overuse of diuretics and enemas to rid the body of food

Both of these types cause immense harm to the body and have various negative complications and side effects-both long term-and short-term.