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Bulimia Nervosa
What Increases Your Risk
The risk of developing bulimia or another eating disorder is greatest if a person:Reference 3
- Has a biological parent, brother, or sister who has an Reference eating disorder Opens New Window or who is overweight or Reference obese Opens New Window.
- Has a family history of Reference substance abuse Opens New Window.
- Is overweight and is starting a restrictive diet.
- Has certain Reference personality traits such as perfectionism.
- Struggles with Reference cultural and social factors such as admiring thinness.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference August 25, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Reference W. Stewart Agras, MD, FRCPC - Psychiatry |
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