As a group, the bulimics are more hostile, more confused and less self-confident than other women. They also reported significantly lower self-esteem. It's about a whole lot of other psychological and psycho-social stressors. She applauds the Office for Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health for placing eating disorders on the top-10 list of issues meriting research. We were amazed at the number of inquiries we received about our study right here on campus.
Many women are unduly concerned with their body images.
They are starving themselves, eating and exercising compulsively and regularly purging their systems. These are extremely serious disorders, with potentially life-threatening consequences, said the researcher, who hopes to do a larger study within a year.