Disordered Eating

Introduction: Disordered Eating

Disordered Eating: Far more common and widespread than defined eating disorders are atypical eating disorders, or disordered eating. Disordered eating ... more about Disordered Eating.

Disordered Eating: Unusual and troubled eating habits. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Disordered Eating is available below.

Symptoms of Disordered Eating

• Restrictive dieting
• Infrequent bingeing
• Infrequent purging
• Laxative abuse
• Diet pills

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Disordered Eating:

• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Disordered Eating

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Disordered Eating?

• Misdiagnosis of Disordered Eating
• Underlying causes of Disordered Eating (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Disordered Eating

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Causes of Disordered Eating

• Stress
• Illness
• Athletic training

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More information about causes of Disordered Eating:

• Underlying causes of Disordered Eating

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Statistics for Disordered Eating

• Medical statistics for Disordered Eating
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Disordered Eating
• Death and Mortality statistics for Disordered Eating
• Society statistics for Disordered Eating

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Article Excerpts about Disordered Eating

Far more common and widespread than defined eating disorders are atypical eating disorders, or disordered eating. Disordered eating refers to troublesome eating behaviors, such as restrictive dieting, bingeing, or purging, which occur less frequently or are less severe than those required to meet the full criteria for the diagnosis of an eating disorder. Disordered eating can be changes in eating patterns that occur in relation to a stressful event, an illness, personal appearance, or in preparation for athletic competition. The 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study found that over 4% of students nationwide had taken laxatives, diet pills or had vomited either to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight. (Source: excerpt from Fact Sheet Eating Disorders: NWHIC)