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Social factors encompass the environmental and societal influences that shape individual health and well-being, such as socioeconomic status, education, cultural beliefs, social networks, and…
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Orthorexia, though not yet a formally recognized mental health diagnosis, is characterized by an obsessive or pathological preoccupation with “healthy” eating, often involving rigid…
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Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder defined by recurrent episodes of binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting, laxative misuse, or…
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