The mother of a teen is concerned that her daughter's nutritional status is compromised since the daughter has an increased interest in losing weight, weighs herself several times each day, and at times ingests large amounts of food. The daughter has not lost or gained much weight, but the mother wonders if her daughter has anorexia nervosa. How should the nurse respond to this mother?

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The described behaviors, such as an increased interest in losing weight, frequent weighing, and episodes of ingesting large amounts of food without significant weight loss or gain, are more consistent with bulimia nervosa than anorexia nervosa or binge-eating disorder. Bulimia nervosa involves episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain, which may not always be visible as significant weight changes.

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