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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Today, psychedelics’ applications are more expansive than ever, having evolved well beyond their role as a treatment for mental illness to a clinical Swiss Army knife that appears to help conditions ranging from opioid addiction and chronic pain to eating disorders.
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Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
As with many Black women with eating disorders, my muscles clung to my bones, my thighs stood their ground, regardless of the weight dropping from my stomach and breasts.
—Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Jess Scheer, the CEO of The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), says there’s a strong association between obsessive tracking and disordered eating and eating disorders.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2026
Related Stories Quinn, created in 2019 when Spiegel was a college student recovering from an eating disorder and experiencing a loss of libido, launched as an app in 2021, with romance novels read in sensual, digestible clips.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
As with many Black women with eating disorders, my muscles clung to my bones, my thighs stood their ground, regardless of the weight dropping from my stomach and breasts.
—Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Jess Scheer, the CEO of The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), says there’s a strong association between obsessive tracking and disordered eating and eating disorders.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2026
Related Stories Quinn, created in 2019 when Spiegel was a college student recovering from an eating disorder and experiencing a loss of libido, launched as an app in 2021, with romance novels read in sensual, digestible clips.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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