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Eating Disorders

It is important for a client who has been diagnosed with an eating disorder to get adequate nutrition and, in many cases of bulimics, to eat enough but not purge.  Eating disorders can generate many nutrient deficiencies that my further exacerbate the progress of the individual.

According to a student in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1985, p. 450), individuals with both bulimia and anorexia are likely to report…