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Your Abs Review Some people may feel that they are fat, no matter
how thin they actually are. Or they may feel guilty when they eat too
much food. The guilt and shame from eating makes the person vomit up
all their food. These people have bulimia nervosa, or bulimia, an
eating disorder. The disorder has nothing to do with the digestive
system, but rather with the mind. And though people with bulimia may
share the same guilt and shame about food, and the same patterns of
bingeing and purging, bulimia has many causes. Doctors have not
identified any one cause of bulimia, but do know of several factors
that may contribute to developing bulimia.
Bulimia
may be caused by a genetic component. Certain genes may predispose a
person to developing bulimia. Bulimia appears to run in
families--people with relatives suffering from bulimia have a higher
frequency of developing bulimia. This may, however, have more to do
with family influences and role models than genetics.Brain chemistry
may also cause bulimia. Research indicates that people with bulimia
tend to have different levels of a chemical in the brain called
serotonin. Altered levels of serotonin may also contribute to
clinical depression.
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