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any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.

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Origin of eating disorder

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby eating disorder

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Cathy Rigby was in the midst of a full-blown eating disorder when she won the Americans’ first world championship medal in 1970, a silver on beam.
Why It’s Not Surprising That Simone Biles Cheered For Angelina Melnikova|Dvora Meyers|July 30, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Victoria is remarkably outspoken and has garnered attention for publicly acknowledging her battle with an eating disorder and struggle with dyslexia.
Badass Royal Women You Need to Know|Sean Culligan|July 1, 2021|Ozy
Played with gritted-teeth intensity by Rose Byrne, she’s a frustrated San Diego housewife with a Berkeley degree, a young daughter, an eating disorder and a relentlessly critical inner monologue.
Pop Culture Is Finally Getting Over the Girlboss Heroine. What Comes Next?|Judy Berman|June 17, 2021|Time
Because the audience is privy to Sheila’s inner thoughts, Physical is more unflinching about its portrayal of an eating disorder than possibly any other show before it.
Rose Byrne on Unleashing Her Meanest Streak Yet in ‘Physical’: ‘It’s Deeply Uncomfortable’|Kevin Fallon|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast

Factoring in the eating disorder weighed heavily on my mind.
What If I Run Out of Time to Decide About Kids?|Amelia Boone|May 26, 2021|Outside Online
What celebrity has started to talk about his or her eating disorder?
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Genetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Our relationship did not improve as I entered college and developed a raging eating disorder.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What happens when someone with an eating disorder history is diagnosed with high cholesterol?
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Scientific definitions for eating disorder

eating disorder

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Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women.

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