What is an eating disorder besides too little or much?
Anorexia nervosa:- Restricting food intake.
- Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat.
- Distorted body image.
Bulimia nervosa:
- Binge eating, characterized by large amounts of food consumed at an unusually rapid pace
- Feeling a temporary loss of control during these episodes
- Compensatory behaviors to get rid of consumed food (e.g., self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, fasting, or laxative misuse).
Binge Eating Disorder (BED):
- Recurrent episodes of binge eating with associated significant distress.
- Eating a noticeably large amount of food than you think you should consume within a specific period usually within less than two hours .
- Loss of control over your eating
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID):
- Avoidance of eating due to sensory hypersensitivities
- Fear of negative consequences (nausea, vomiting, choking sensation), social interactions related to eating
- Not explained by food insecurity, religious practice, cultural practice, lack of knowledge in preparing food.
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