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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Younger and younger kids are given ease of access to social media that can often go unregulated, which means they are exposed to images and other content that might trigger or worsen an eating disorder.
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Tiffany Leigh, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
With searing honesty, Keaton describes the rituals and emotions elicited by her eating disorder with egoless bravery.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), autism, eating disorders, asthma, and prediabetes have all increased greatly in kids.
—Dr. James S. Gordon, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
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Tiffany Leigh, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
With searing honesty, Keaton describes the rituals and emotions elicited by her eating disorder with egoless bravery.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), autism, eating disorders, asthma, and prediabetes have all increased greatly in kids.
—Dr. James S. Gordon, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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