Dr. Jeffrey DeSarbo, a Board Certified psychiatrist on Long Island, N.Y., has created a new website for people with eating disorders, their friends and family and treatment providers who seek the latest research news and information about conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. The website, called The Eating Disorder News Network (EDNN), is a unique and major undertaking as it uses video as the primary mode of information distribution.

Using this eating disorder screening tool, you can quickly determine if you or someone you know is struggling. This list of 5 questions will indicate common eating disorder symptoms.

Do you ever want to get rid of your food because you feel too full?

Clearly this question will indicate bulimic behaviors. It is important to note, you do not necessarily have to make yourself vomit in order to be bulimic. There are many other ways a person tries to get rid of food when they feel they have overeaten. These methods include: exercise, laxative use, restriction, etc.

Some girls are perfectly content with their bodies, but there are others who are never satisfied. There is much more to it than self-loathing; there are many reasons someone might be more likely to have an eating disorder.

A common factor in eating disorders is your gender. But even though more females than males experience this illness, there’s a disturbing increase in the number of young men who are inclined to be bulimic or anorexic. It’s not just a women’s problem anymore.

The eating disorder known as Bulimia Nervosa is something that quite a number of people suffer from today. There have been numerous studies of this eating disorder carried out but actually determining causes for bulimia is still proving somewhat difficult. In fact it is felt that several factors will contribute towards a person being like to suffer from this type of eating disorder. In this article we take a look at those factors which are contributing causes for bulimia today.

Only the last few years have medical professionals actually begun to recognize that binge eating is another eating disorder. Yes we are all pretty familiar with anorexia and bulumia because of the noteriety they have gained because famous people are always admitting they suffered from them. But where as with bulimia once the food has been eaten the person will then try different ways of purging it from their body as soon as possible. However with binge eating rather than not eating enough or trying to expel it from their body a person will eat loads and so it is a completely different kind of eating disorder altogether.