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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Models were also asked to pose as corpses in crime scenes, to personify eating disorders and addictions that models might have.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Slusser went on to develop an eating disorder due to the anxiety and trauma from the scandal and dropped out of her classes the following semester.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Early, who wrote and directed, also stars as the title character, Maddie Ralph, a food influencer who is secretly struggling with the return of an adolescent eating disorder.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s because for some, the driver for an eating disorder has less to do with body image and more to do with sensory hypersensitivity or the need for rigid eating rituals.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Slusser went on to develop an eating disorder due to the anxiety and trauma from the scandal and dropped out of her classes the following semester.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Early, who wrote and directed, also stars as the title character, Maddie Ralph, a food influencer who is secretly struggling with the return of an adolescent eating disorder.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s because for some, the driver for an eating disorder has less to do with body image and more to do with sensory hypersensitivity or the need for rigid eating rituals.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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