Introduction
Eating disorders are broadly defined as pathological or disturbed practices associated with food intake, weight management, and body image that can cause significant psychological and physical harm. The American Psychiatric Association identifies four central categories of eating disorders – anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge-eating disorder (BED), and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) – while acknowledging symptom overlap across these categories (APA 2000). It is estimated that several million individuals (approximately 90 % female and 10 % male when eating disorders are considered as a whole) are suffering from one of these disorders at any given time across the world (with the preponderance of cases occurring in the West). These disorders have proven...
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Proctor, S.B. (2013). Eating Disorders and Disturbed Eating. In: Thompson, P., Kaplan, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_39-1
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