An appropriate intervention for a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa who binges and purges is to teach the patient

A) to eat a small meal after purging.
B) not to skip meals or restrict food.
C) to increase oral intake after 4 PM daily.
D) the value of reading journal entries aloud to others.

One goal of health teaching is normalization of eating habits. Food restriction and skipping meals lead to rebound bingeing. Teaching the patient to eat a small meal after purging will probably perpetuate the need to induce vomiting. Teaching the patient to eat a large breakfast but no lunch and increase intake after 4 PM will lead to late-day bingeing. Journal entries are private.