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    2020 Overview of Eating Disorders - Mental Health Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version

    MERCK MANUAL
    Consumer Version
    The trusted provider of medical information since 1899

    Overview of Eating Disorders


    By Evelyn Attia , MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute;
    B. Timothy Walsh , MD, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
    Last full review/revision Jul 2018| Content last modified Jul 2018

    Eating disorders involve a disturbance of eating or of behavior related to eating, typically including
    Changes in what or how much people eat

    Measures people take to prevent food from being absorbed (for example, making themselves vomit or taking a
    laxative)

    For unusual eating behavior to be considered a disorder, the behavior must continue for a period of time and cause
    significant harm to the person's physical health and/or ability to function at school or work or negatively affect the
    person's interactions with other people.
    Eating disorders include
    Anorexia nervosa

    Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

    Binge eating disorder

    Bulimia nervosa

    Pica

    Rumination disorder

    Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a relentless pursuit of thinness, a distorted body image, an extreme fear of
    obesity, and restriction of food consumption, leading to a significantly low body weight. People with anorexia nervosa
    restrict their intake of food, but they may also binge-eat, then compensate by purging (for example, by making
    themselves vomit or using laxatives). People who have the disorder may restrict their food intake to the point where
    their health is harmed. Although anorexia means loss of appetite, many people with anorexia nervosa do not lose their
    appetite until they are very emaciated.
    Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is characterized by eating very little food and/or avoiding eating certain
    foods without the concern about body shape or weight that is typical in people with anorexia nervosa or bulimia
    nervosa. Usually, people with this disorder are extremely picky about food and types of food. For example, they may
    avoid foods that are a certain color, consistency, or odor. Some people are afraid of possible adverse consequences of
    eating such as choking or vomiting.
    Binge eating disorder is characterized by eating unusually large amounts of food—much more than most people
    would eat in a similar time under similar circumstances. People feel a loss of control during and after binge eating.
    Binge eating is not followed by purging or other attempts to compensate for the excess food eaten.
    Bulimia nervosa is characterized by repeated episodes of rapidly eating large amounts of food, followed by
    attempting to compensate for the excess food consumed. For example, people may make themselves vomit or take
    laxatives.
    Pica is regularly eating things that are not food.
    Rumination disorder is characterized by regurgitation of food after eating.
    Eating disorders are more common among women, especially younger women, than among men.

    © 2020 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA)

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