It is often said that purging 'doesn't work' in the sense that it doesn't "get rid of the calories" and create a deficit. This doesn't seem necessarily true.
The logical answer seems to be that if the food isn't fully digested before being purged, the calories aren't retained. This seems to be supported by this University of Pittsburgh study:
Technically yes, but in practice-probably not.
It is often said that purging 'doesn't work' in the sense that it doesn't "get rid of the calories" and create a deficit. This doesn't seem necessarily true.
The logical answer seems to be that if the food isn't fully digested before being purged, the calories aren't retained. This seems to be supported by this University of Pittsburgh study:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/14705396_Amount_of_calories_retained_after_binge_eating_and_vomiting
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