Bulimia nervosa is another type of eating disorder (binge-purge syndrome) also encountered primarily among older women and younger men.

神经性贪食症是另一种进食障碍，它是一种暴饮暴食狂泻的综合症状，在年轻女性多见，也见于男性。

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Further an estimated 6-8 percent of women experience an eating disorder with binge eating and bulimia nervosa being the most common followed by anorexia and other disorders.

而且估计有6% - 8%的女人有过饮食失调经历，尤其是狂吃和暴饮暴食最为常见，接下来则是厌食症和其他不正常症状。

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Further, an estimated 6-8 percent of women experience an eating disorder, with binge eating and bulimia nervosa being the most common, followed by anorexia and other disorders.

而且估计有6% - 8%的女人有过饮食失调经历，尤其是狂吃和暴饮暴食最为常见，接下来则是厌食症和其他不正常症状。

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Miss Booth, who died in her sleep on January 14 this year, had had bulimia nervosa for a number of months, according to her father.

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"We also know that anorexia and bulimia nervosa and related illnesses affect the lives of almost every one of us, either directly or indirectly, " she said.

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Dr Jones told BBC News Online that while most of the problematic behaviours uncovered in the study were not severe enough to be diagnosed as a clinical eating disorder they were still quite significant and placed the girls at risk for the development of conditions such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

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