[Bulimia and anorexia among the teenagers]

ABSTRACT

The disturbances related to the feeding behavior are increasing in Tunisia. To evaluate the impact of an adapted and personalized therapeutic program, including dietetic advises and practice of yoga in Tunisian teenagers suffering from bulimia or anorexia. Our study was carried out on 31 teenagers, old 16 to 19 years, 10 were anorexics [9 girls and 1 boy] and 21 were bulimics [14 girls and 7 boys]. After twelve weeks of program application a clear improvement of the physical and mental state of our subjects was recorded. Indeed, an average fall of 7.3% of the body weight of the compulsive eaters and an increase of 6.6% of that of the anorexics were obtained. On the mental level, the frequency of the subjects which make daily crises passed from 29% to 19%. More half of the subjects [54.8%] paid more not to vomit but occasionally [less than one once out of two crises]. These results show that an assumption of responsibility targeted of the teenagers suffering from food behavioral problems can help them to be left there