Bulimia | Bulimia in Older Women
Susan Chollar writes for Woman’s Day, from which this article is taken.
Summary: Often seen as an adolescent illness, bulimia is increasingly afflicting older women. Of the 8 million people who suffer from eating disorders, 90 percent are women and one out of every ten is over the age of twenty-five. Considering that eating disorders remain underreported, the number could be higher. Bulimia—like its twin, anorexia nervosa—is often caused by a change in a woman’s life like pregnancy, menopause, and personal crisis, as well as by common...
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