Question

Lana is about the right weight for her age and height. nevertheless, she is so preoccupied by her fear of becoming overweight that whenever she goes on an eating binge, she purges the excessive food intake by self-induced vomiting. it is likely that lana suffers from:

Answer 1

Bulimia, which is defined as an emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.

Answer 2

Lana is suffering from bulimia, or Bulimia nervosa.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bulimia nervosa refers to an eating ailment, which is featured by binge eating succeeded by purging. Consuming a bigger quantity of food in shorter time duration is considered as binge eating, and the attempts to get rid of the food eaten is known as purging. The act of purging can be done by taking laxatives or by vomiting. Bulimia nervosa is a mental health condition.