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Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
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Lateral Hypothalamus

An area of the brain involved in the regulation of hunger and thirst; damage to it can lead to anorexia or obesity.

Anorexics

Individuals who suffer from anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by an irrational fear of weight gain and severe restriction of food intake.

Fear Fatness

Fear of fatness, often associated with eating disorders, is an intense fear of gaining weight or being fat despite being at a normal or below-normal weight.

Bulimia

A psychological eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging.

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