Types of Eating Disorders
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Anorexia Nervosa
Severe restriction of food intake driven by an intense fear of weight gain and a distorted body image.
Learn More →Bulimia Nervosa
Cycles of binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting, laxative use, or other behaviors meant to compensate for calories consumed.
Learn More →Binge Eating Disorder
Recurrent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food with a sense of losing control, without the regular compensatory behaviors seen in bulimia.
Learn More →ARFID
Avoidant or restrictive eating driven by sensory sensitivity, fear of choking, or low interest in food — not by body image concerns.
Learn More →OSFED
A formal diagnosis for eating disorder patterns that cause real distress but don’t meet the full criteria for another specific disorder.
Learn More →Pica
Persistent eating of non-food items, such as dirt, chalk, or ice, lasting one month or longer.
Learn More →Rumination Disorder
Repeated regurgitation of food after eating that isn’t caused by another medical condition.
Learn More →Orthorexia Nervosa
An excessive, rigid focus on eating only foods perceived as pure or healthy, to the point it disrupts daily life.
Learn More →Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Persistent, distressing preoccupation with perceived flaws in appearance that others often don’t notice or consider minor.
Learn More →Compulsive Exercise
Exercise driven by guilt, anxiety, or a need to compensate rather than enjoyment, continuing despite injury, illness, or exhaustion.
Learn More →Disordered Eating
Irregular eating behaviors and attitudes about food and body image that don’t meet full diagnostic criteria but can still affect health and wellbeing.
Learn More →Purging Disorder
Regular use of vomiting, laxatives, or other compensatory behaviors to control weight, without the binge eating that defines bulimia.
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