How do you distinguish between the binge-eating/purging type of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, purging type?

A. The bulimic type involves throwing up, and the anorexic type involves fasting.
B. Altered eating and exercise habits result in amenorrhea in the bulimic type only.
C. The bulimic type results in more severe health consequences than the anorexic type.
D. People with the bulimic type are normal weight; people with the anorexic type are underweight.


Answer: D

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