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Anorexia athletica (sports anorexia), also referred to as hyper-gymnasia, is an eating disorder characterized by excessive and compulsive exercise. An athlete with sports anorexia tends to overexercise, to give themselves a sense of having control over their body. Most often, people with the disorder tend to feel they have no control over their ...
The back of a person with anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by attempts to lose weight by way of starvation. A person with anorexia nervosa may exhibit a number of signs and symptoms, the type and severity of which may vary and be present but not readily apparent. [ 21 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 October 2024. Mental illness characterized by abnormal eating habits that adversely affect health Medical condition Eating disorder Specialty Psychiatry, clinical psychology Symptoms Abnormal eating habits that negatively affect physical or mental health Complications Anxiety disorders, depression ...
Exercise bulimia. Exercise bulimia is a subset of the psychological disorder called bulimia in which a person is compelled to exercise in an effort aimed at burning the calories of food energy and fat reserves to an excessive level that negatively affects their health. The damage normally occurs through not giving the body adequate rest for ...
Psychiatry. Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) is a subclinical DSM-5 category that, along with unspecified feeding or eating disorder (UFED), replaces the category formerly called eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in the DSM-IV-TR. [ 1 ] It captures feeding disorders and eating disorders of clinical severity that ...
For anorectics approved by regulatory bodies as anti-obesity treatments, see Anti-obesity medication. An anorectic or anorexic is a drug which reduces appetite, resulting in lower food consumption, leading to weight loss. [ 1 ] These substances work by affecting the central nervous system or certain neurotransmitters to create a feeling of ...
Bulimia nervosa, also known simply as bulimia, is an eating disordercharacterized by binge eating, followed by purgingor fasting, as well as excessive concern with body shape and weight. [9][2]This activity aims to expel the body of calories eaten from the binging phase of the process.[9]
The term anorexia nervosawas established in 1873 by Queen Victoria’s personal physician, Sir William Gull. The term anorexiais of Greek origin: an- (ἀν-, prefix denoting negation) and orexis(ὄρεξις, "appetite"), thus translating to "nervous absence of appetite".