The DSM-5 currently specifies two subypes of anorexia nervosa—the restricting type and the binge/purge type. Those who suffer from the restricting type of anorexia nervosa go to extreme lengths, such as over-exercise and starvation, in order to keep from gaining weight, whereas those suffering from the binge/purge type tend to overeat and then compensate through some method of purging.[1] The distinction between the binge/purge type and bulimia nervosa is that those diagnosed with binge/purge type are below a healthy bodyweight, while those with bulimia nervosa are at least normal weight.[2]
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Eating Disorders". American Psychiatric Association. Retrieved 14 April 2014.