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  • Symptoms - Bulimia

    Read about the main symptoms of bulimia, which are binge eating and purging (ridding your body of food by making yourself vomit, taking laxatives or diuretics, fasting or exercising excessively).

  • Overview - Bulimia

    Read about bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder and mental health condition where someone is binge eating, then purging the food from their body by making themselves vomit, taking laxatives or diuretics, fasting or exercising excessively.

  • Understanding calories

    Calories found in food and drink give you energy to do every day things. Find out why they are important and get tips for being aware of calories.

  • Healthy ways to gain weight

    Find out how a healthy, balanced diet, including some high-energy foods, can help you to gain weight safely.

  • Sugar: the facts

    Most adults and children in the UK eat too much sugar. Cut down by eating fewer sugary foods, such as sweets, cakes and biscuits, and drinking fewer sugary fizzy drinks.

  • Facts about fat

    Find out about the role fats play in a healthy diet, including saturated fats, unsaturated fats and omega-3.

  • The Eatwell Guide

    Read about the interactive Eatwell Guide, which shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.

  • Live Well

    NHS advice about healthy living, including eating a balanced diet, healthy weight, exercise, quitting smoking and drinking less alcohol.

  • Eat well

    Information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet.

  • Your antenatal appointments

    Find out when you'll have your antenatal appointments in pregnancy, and what to expect at each one, from ultrasound scans to healthy diet advice and facts about screening.