Types of Eating Disorders

There are a few major types of eating disorders all of which it are listed below:
•    Anorexia Nervosa – obsessive fear of gaining weight and maintaining a less-than-healthy body weight
•    Bulimia Nervosa – recurrent eating and excessive eating with compensatory behavior
•    Binge Eating Disorder – Excessive eating without compensatory behavior
•    Purging Disorder – Recurrent purging to control weight and shape
•    Rumination – Painless regurgitation of food accompanied by binge eating episodes
•    Diabulimia – manipulation of insulin levels by means of food in an effort to control weight
•    Pica – Obsessive compulsive disorder for eating, chewing and licking non-food items