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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External factors can also put an athlete at risk for an eating disorder.
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Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
They have also been shown to drive eating disorders — by far the deadliest psychiatric illnesses — in teens.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Her academic and professional interests have been deeply influenced by Ens' experience growing up with an eating disorder, then falling into toxic diet culture fads after leaving the Amish.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Jan. 2026
Six years after making her feature directorial debut at Sundance with Relic (2020), writer/director Natalie Erika James is back for the festival’s final year in Park City with a new body horror that examines dysmorphia, eating disorders and the latest diet trends.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
They have also been shown to drive eating disorders — by far the deadliest psychiatric illnesses — in teens.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Her academic and professional interests have been deeply influenced by Ens' experience growing up with an eating disorder, then falling into toxic diet culture fads after leaving the Amish.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Jan. 2026
Six years after making her feature directorial debut at Sundance with Relic (2020), writer/director Natalie Erika James is back for the festival’s final year in Park City with a new body horror that examines dysmorphia, eating disorders and the latest diet trends.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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