Nutritional inadequacy in the diets of treated bulimics

Twenty-two female bulimics self-monitored their eating and vomiting before and after receiving 16 weeks of bulimia treatment. Before treatment their food intake averaged nearly 4,500 Kcal/day with a wide range from marked restriction to great excess (450–18,202 Kcal/day). Caloric intake greatly decreased for the group as a whole following treatment, averaging 1,874 Kcal/day, while those who had ceased vomiting averaged 1,458 Kcal/day. There was evidence of nutritional inadequacy in diets of treated bulimics, particularly those who ceased bingeing and vomiting.