NYSTCE Health Education Exam Prep

Category - Personal Health and Fitness

Those who suffer from Bulimia often use excessive laxatives for weight loss, however, this is:
  1. Effective but dangerous to epithelial lining of intestinal tract
  2. Ineffective as nutrients/calories have already been absorbed
  3. Not a common method of weight loss used by Bulimics
  4. Effective, and not considered harmful
Explanation
Answer: B - The use of laxatives is an ineffective and misinformed method for weight loss as the nutrients have already been absorbed.
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