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    serious mental health conditions involving abnormal eating behaviors

    Eating Disorders (EDs) are serious mental health conditions characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits, which can include extreme restriction of food intake, excessive eating, or unhealthy behaviors like purging. Common types include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, and they can lead to severe physical and psychological complications, requiring comprehensive treatment involving medical, nutritional, and psychological support.

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      Eating disorders

      research Eating disorders

        June 2016 in “Cambridge University Press eBooks”
      Eating disorders are serious, often undiagnosed conditions requiring early treatment, with anorexia being the most deadly and binge-eating the most treatable.
      Eating Disorders: Progress and Challenges

      research Eating Disorders: Progress and Challenges

      81 citations ,   April 2011 in “European Journal of Internal Medicine”
      Despite progress, better treatments and understanding are needed for the high rates of long-term issues and deaths linked to eating disorders.
      Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

      research Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

      1 citations ,   January 2009 in “Elsevier eBooks”
      Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are complex eating disorders with increasing incidence among young females, significant morbidity, and varying mortality rates, requiring more research for better treatment.
      Book Reviews

      research Book Reviews

        December 1999 in “Eating Disorders”
      Both books are useful for professionals, but "Exacting Beauty" is more comprehensive and practical.

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