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Exercise bulimia
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<p>Exercise bulimia is a subset of the <a href="/facts/Psychological_disorder/EPNjFtFf">psychological disorder</a> called <a href="/facts/Bulimia/vha4lPpd">bulimia</a> in which a person is compelled to exercise in an effort aimed at burning the <a href="/facts/Calories/ntNMPx65">calories</a> of <a href="/facts/Food_energy/TtuzDgbX">food energy</a> and <a href="/facts/Body_fat/PxxedB6e">fat reserves</a> to an excessive level that negatively affects their <a href="/facts/Health/yzPVrjTs">health</a>. The damage normally occurs through not giving the body adequate <a href="/facts/Human_relaxation/WP2VaG6Y">rest</a> for athletic recovery compared to their exercise levels, leading to increasing levels of disrepair. If the person eats a normally healthy and adequate diet but exercises in levels they know require higher levels of nutrition, this can also be seen as a form of <a href="/facts/Anorexia_nervosa/00KSqEn7">anorexia</a>. </p>