Amber is slightly above her normal weight.She feels that she has no control over her eating and often consumes large quantities of food in only an hour or so.Amber then either makes herself vomit or resorts to excessive exercise or fasting to prevent weight gain.From these observations, it appears that Amber is suffering from

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Amber's behavior of consuming large quantities of food and then engaging in compensatory behaviors like vomiting or excessive exercise/fasting indicates that she is experiencing bulimia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa involves a restrictive pattern of eating and a preoccupation with weight and body shape, whereas binge eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge eating without compensatory behaviors. The taste aversion paradox is unrelated to this scenario.

Amber Is Slightly Above Her Normal Weight