Researchers examine 'purging disorder'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070920/ap_on_he_me/diet_purging_disorder"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070919/capt.bd5ba113388d49ff8699cdc98ac28194.diet_purging_disorder_wxs101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=_UopBrtUWxGpiDlaeqvQwQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated photo submitted by University of Iowa, Pamela Keel, associate professor of psychology at the University of Iowa, is shown. Keel, an Iowa researcher who studies eating disorders, thinks she may have found a new one: purging disorder. Though similar to women with bulimia, these patients don't binge-eat. Yet they feel compelled to purge, or vomit, even after eating only a small or normal amount of food, says Keel. (AP Photo/University of Iowa)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder. Though similar to women with bulimia, patients who fit this description don't binge-eat. Yet they feel compelled to purge, usually by vomiting, even after eating only a small or normal amount of food, said Pamela Keel, the University of Iowa researcher who led a study on the subject.</p><br clear="all"/>

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