In the 'Symptoms - Food - General' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about dieting:
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Whether successful or not, approximately how often have you started weight-loss diets?
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...and suggests |
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"Never / don't know" |
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"Once or twice, but not in the past year" |
History of occasional dieting |
A risk factor |
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"More than twice, but not in the past year" |
History of frequent dieting |
A risk factor |
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"Once or twice in the past year" |
Frequent dieting |
A symptom |
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"More than twice in the past year" |
Frequent dieting |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Anorexia Nervosa (Anorexia)
An eating disorder characterized by excess control - a morbid fear of obesity leads the sufferer to try and limit or reduce their weight by excessive dieting, exercising, vomiting, purging and use of diuretics. Sufferers are typically more than 15% below the average weight for their height/sex/age and typically have amenorrhea (if female) or low libido (if male). 1-2% of female teenagers are anorexic.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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