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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Users of social media apps like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat continue to grapple with body issues and eating disorders.
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Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
By the numbers The numbers around eating disorders at midlife are sobering: Rates of eating disorders among middle-aged women have increased in recent years.
—Rebecca Lester, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
Students wrote about depression, heartbreak, suicide, addiction, bullying, and eating disorders.
—Claire Bryan and Sharon Lurye, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
The syndrome could afflict men as well as women, and it wasn’t limited to athletes with eating disorders.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
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Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
By the numbers The numbers around eating disorders at midlife are sobering: Rates of eating disorders among middle-aged women have increased in recent years.
—Rebecca Lester, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
Students wrote about depression, heartbreak, suicide, addiction, bullying, and eating disorders.
—Claire Bryan and Sharon Lurye, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
The syndrome could afflict men as well as women, and it wasn’t limited to athletes with eating disorders.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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