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Eating disorders are serious illnesses marked by severe disturbances to one’s eating behaviors. Here are common types of eating disorders.
People with anorexia nervosa severely avoid or restrict food intake due to a distorted self-image or an intense fear of gaining weight.
People with binge-eating disorder regularly lose control of their eating and eat unusually large amounts of food.
People with bulimia nervosa regularly binge eat and then engage in unhealthy behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as forced vomiting or the use of laxatives.
People with ARFID limit the amount and variety of food they eat due to their anxiety or fear of the consequences of eating or dislike of a food’s characteristics.
People with these types of symptoms may have an eating disorder and should talk to a health care provider. Help is available.
Learn more about eating disorders.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
NIMH Identifier No. OM 24-4322
Common types of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. Read more about each of these eating disorders: https://go.nih.gov/dkZX06N #shareNIMH
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