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 * ("UPDATE: Eating disorders." //Chemist & Druggist// (2011): 16. //Expanded Academic ASAP//. Web. 3 May. 2011.)
 * **anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa** and **binge** eating disorder - affect 1.6 million people in the UK
 * 80% of new cases are young girls and women between 12 and 20 years old
 * genetics play a factor in the cause but also more so personality traits
 * over use of **laxatives**, commercial weight loss products or **diuretics** are major signs
 * Bulimia(more women) has 40% of eating disorders, anorexia(more women) has 10%, binge/compulsive(both) eating has 10-20%, other eating disorders not stated 30-40%
 * identical twins are more likly get have an eating disorder
 * **perfetionism**/ low self-eestem are major causes
 * Control or mastery over the body and appetite can then become a harmful, dangerous response which is reinforced by societal and cultural **norms**
 * abuse, expecially sexual abuse is a high factor in eating disorders, it has gone down as a factor but is still a major contributor