eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior
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The study, which surveyed about 100 people diagnosed with depression, anxiety or an eating disorder, found that people diagnosed with depression experienced a 51% average reduction in symptoms and overall improvement in well being.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The same thing can happen with excessive exercise or extreme and rapid weight loss (whether in the context of an eating disorder or otherwise) or even with coming down with a bad infection: These things place a significant amount of physical stress on the body, Dr. Dweck says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025
Poor nutrition in people with eating disorders can cause a change in the hair growth cycle, leading to hair shedding.6
It's estimated that 24% to 50% of people with an eating disorder experience some kind of hair loss or breakage.6
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—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Moss’s battle was emotional as well as physical, manifesting in an eating disorder.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The same thing can happen with excessive exercise or extreme and rapid weight loss (whether in the context of an eating disorder or otherwise) or even with coming down with a bad infection: These things place a significant amount of physical stress on the body, Dr. Dweck says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025
Poor nutrition in people with eating disorders can cause a change in the hair growth cycle, leading to hair shedding.6
It's estimated that 24% to 50% of people with an eating disorder experience some kind of hair loss or breakage.6
6.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Moss’s battle was emotional as well as physical, manifesting in an eating disorder.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eating disorder
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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