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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Weight loss can be the effect of health issues, eating disorders and more.
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Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Obviously, eating disorders aren’t the same as addiction, but there can be a lot of crossover—shame, secrecy, control.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 27 May 2026
But for people with eating disorders, that weight loss could be dangerous.
—Brittany Luse, NPR, 27 May 2026
The report was published in collaboration with Stanford Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab and researchers reviewed more than 3100 exchanges with five AI therapy apps covering 13 clinical conditions affecting young people including things like depression, eating disorders, anxiety and self-harm.
—Judith Joseph, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Obviously, eating disorders aren’t the same as addiction, but there can be a lot of crossover—shame, secrecy, control.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 27 May 2026
But for people with eating disorders, that weight loss could be dangerous.
—Brittany Luse, NPR, 27 May 2026
The report was published in collaboration with Stanford Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab and researchers reviewed more than 3100 exchanges with five AI therapy apps covering 13 clinical conditions affecting young people including things like depression, eating disorders, anxiety and self-harm.
—Judith Joseph, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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