Choose one of the eating disorders below:

• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Binge eating
• Pica
• Rumination disorder

Develop a substantial initial post addressing all the points on the chosen disorder:

• Discuss the characteristics of the disorder.
• What symptoms should the nurse expect to see for the disorder?
• After watching the videos on Total Parenteral Nutrition and Enteral Nutrition in ATI, how would these nutritional treatments be used in the care of these patients?

Use evidence from one scholarly source other than your textbook or ATI book to support your answer. Use APA Style to cite your source.

Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder characterized by a restriction of energy intake in relation to needs, resulting in a severely low body weight. With their inability to understand the danger of their extremely low body weight, patients develop an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image. Females are more likely than males to suffer from anorexia nervosa. The onset is sometime

In 2013, Binge Eating Disorder (BED) was formally included in DSM-5 as the latest addition to eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (NEDA, 2018). Albert Stunkard first introduced the concept of binge eating in 1959 in his study entitled “Eating patterns and obesity.” Although he did not give a title to the disorder, Stunkard noted an eating condition where an individual would consume large