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Word: shanesey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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...known as gorge-purge syndrome and bulimia nervosa Some bulimarectics gorge themselves four or five times a week, putting away 40,000 calories, then take 200 to 600 laxative pills. "To many of them, a day without binging is like a day without sunshine," says Health Educator Mary Ellen Shanesey of the University of Illinois. "They have chosen this way to handle stress, as alcoholics use alcohol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Eating Binges | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

...group therapy, individual psychotherapy or behavior modification-the standard treatments-some women cut down on their binges, but so far cures are unknown. Says Shanesey: "If we could get them to binge-purge once every three weeks instead of four or five times a week, that would be a start." One of the few things known for certain about bulimarectics is that they hate to cook for friends. Reason: they are afraid they will eat all the food before the guests arrive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Eating Binges | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

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