Regarding Anorexia and Bulimia,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 5

Multiple Choice

Regarding anorexia and bulimia,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Often, anorexia starts with "normal" dieting that slowly beings to dominate the person's life.
• B) Approximately five percent of college women are bulimic with as many as 60 percent having milder eating problems.
• C) Only about two percent of the people with anorexia and ten percent of those with bulimia are male.
• D) People with eating disorders have distorted views of themselves with many overestimating their body size by 25 percent or more.

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