When you hear the word bulimia, you probably picture a hollow-cheeked young girl.
But that's not always the case.
More older women, and men, are struggling with the eating disorder.
Doctors in Florida are seeing more and more people diagnosed with bulimia in their older years.
In particular, and men, a large percentage of men.
Reasons it hits in midlife vary.
It could be a death or divorce, the empty nest syndrome or a preoccupation with looking young.
Pauline Powers, M.D., a Psychiatrist says, "I think we're more compulsive and obsessive as a society and so somehow it seems more important than it did before."
The eating disorder can take a major toll on bones, teeth, and organs like the heart and kidneys.
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