Question

All of the following could be included in the diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa EXCEPT:

	eating an enormous quantity of food over the course of the day.
	episodes of binge eating are followed by excessive exercise.
	episodes of binge eating followed by fasting.
	feeling out of control over eating during a binge.

Which of the following is TRUE about the absorption and metabolism of alcohol?
	The majority of alcohol is absorbed in the stomach. Men and women do not metabolize alcohol at significantly different rates. Acetaldehyde produced during alcohol metabolism is highly toxic. Alcohol is metabolized by most tissue and organs in the body.

Answer 1

The diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa EXCEPT

Eating an enormous quantity of food over the course of the day.

Eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g. within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during a similar period of time and under similar circumstances.

Which of the following is TRUE about the absorption and metabolism of alcohol?

Acetaldehyde produced during alcohol metabolism is highly toxic.

Chronic alcohol consumption results in high levels of acetaldehyde, and is highly toxic due to mechanisms like glutathione depletion, oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation and formation of adducts with proteins.