eating disorder

noun

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of eating disorder

: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior

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Recent Examples of eating disorder from the Web

Camila Mendes, who plays Veronica, works with Project HEAL, a nonprofit organization that provides grant funding for those unable to afford treatment for an eating disorder.

— refinery29.com, "Riverdale Star Charles Melton Apologizes For Alleged "Fat-Shaming" Tweets," 19 June 2018
One person dies every 60 seconds from an eating disorder and that is a terrible statistic that really needs to change.

— jay betsill, star-telegram, "Before she was Miss USA or even Miss Nebraska, she was a Horned Frog," 29 May 2018
Clinic treatment for patients suffering from eating disorders can cost tens of thousands of dollars, and Medicaid normally pays only a fragment of that.

— kathleen joyce, Fox News, "Anorexic woman is given choice to seek out-of-state medical treatment or die," 25 May 2018
As my eating disorder developed, so did my sense of shame.

— anastasia selby, Allure, "How My Mother’s Death Set Me on the Path to Eating Disorder Recovery," 16 May 2018
My eating disorder, like all eating disorders, was a mental illness.

— caroline rothstein, Marie Claire, "How I Came to Love My Body—a Decade After My Eating Disorder," 27 Feb. 2018
In October, the actress announced her partnership with Project HEAL, an organization that financially assists those seeking help for their eating disorders.

— stacey leasca, Glamour, "Camila Mendes of 'Riverdale' Just Opened Up About Why She's 'Done With Dieting'," 19 Feb. 2018
After years of struggling with an eating disorder, Hamshaw is now a nutritionist, food blogger and cookbook writer, finishing up her master of science degree in nutrition and education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University.

— kristine m. kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Blogger/author found renewed health through vegan diet," 19 Feb. 2018
Victoria, especially, who recently opened up about her eating disorder.

— elise taylor, Vogue, "The Deeper Meaning Behind Sweden’s Princess Victoria Hosting Prince William and Kate Middleton," 31 Jan. 2018

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