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1) Harvard Medical School. "Bulimia Nervosa." InteliHealth. Aetna. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. .   What is it? Bulimia Nervosa is a mental disease in which people binge eat, meaning they eat large amounts of food for hours at a time. After eating so much, often times people induce vomiting or abuse laxatives. Individuals with this condition experience similar body image issues like victims of anorexia nervosa -- they see themselves as overweight. Due to this, they will starve themselves before bingeing again, and they also exercise excessively. Most commonly, the victim of Bulimia is a teenage girl, arising between the ages of 15 and 20. 85-90% of Bulimics are women. When in men, they tend not to purge. A binge may include 20,000 calories of salty, sugary, or smooth comfort foods such as ice cream or pastries. Most believe that it is genetic and passed down through generations. Symptoms -body image issues -binge eating, then purging Can lead to... -poor concentration -tooth decay -constant sore throat -muscle weakness -fertility problems, and MUCH MORE. 2) Kantrowitz, Barbara, and Pat Wingert. "Do Women Hate Their Bodies More Than Men Do?"Newsweek - National News, World News, Business, Health, Technology, Entertainment, and More - Newsweek. 25 Apr. 2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. .   The article showed an example of how women and men see their bodies differently: when shown a picture of an obese person of their gender wearing a swimsuit, thin women who had no eating disorders asked, "Is that what I look like?" while when given a similar picture of an overweight male, the men had no reaction. The study was done Bringham Young University by scanning the brain during such images were shown. In order to conduct a research comparing bulimics to non-bulimics, researchers Diane Spangler and Mark Allen had trouble finding women on the street who were comfortable with their body, but had no history of an eating disorder. When they finally found such women, and showed them the images of fat women in swimsuits, they're reaction was nearly the same as bulimics. However, when a similar comparison was done with men, the bran scans showed no activation whatsoever. But, when "obvious bodybuilders" were put through the same test, they reacted the same as bulimics -- they themselves purge. The science behind bulimia is still foggy, but the increase in the past decade is due primarily to the cultural image as well as biological/brain development. 3)"U.S. Child, Teen Eating Disorders Increase - UPI.com." Latest News, Latest News Headlines, News Articles, News Video, News Photos - UPI.com. 30 Nov. 2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. .   Recent studies at the University of Michigan have showed that eating disorders have spiked in the last few years. The number of people affected has increased over the years since the 1950's. The most staggering statistic is this: the number of hospitalizations due to eating disorders in children 12 and under has risen 119% since 1999. .5% of young girls have anorexia and 1 to 2% with bulimia. Of all eating disorder cases, only 5-10% are men.    4) Tartakovsky, M.S. Margarita. "Eating Disorders in Men." Psych Central - Trusted Mental Health, Depression, Bipolar, ADHD and Psychology Information. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. . Eating disorders have been views as a "white woman's disease." Men work out excessively, binge, purge, and attempt to look like the men on covers of magazines. DIFFERENCES: women don't want fat, men want muscle. Men want to be fit and good at sports, women want to look attractive. Men are more likely to exercise a lot rather than purge. Women have one image -- skinny -- men have three: wiry like Mick Jagger, thin like David Beckham, and muscular like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Eating disorders are more prevalent in homosexual or transgender men than in heterosexual men. 5) "Amy Sato: Eating Disorders." Telephone interview. 12 Dec. 2010.   This is the interview I will conduct with my cousin, Amy, who has a PhD from Brown University in childhood obesity.