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Compensatory behaviors refer to the drastic measures (e.g., excessive exercise, self-induced vomiting, or restricting food intake) taken by people with eating disorders in an attempt to “compensate” for eating and consuming calories, as well as the negative emotions elicited by this, such as shame, anxiety, and guilt (Colleen Stiles-Shields et al., 2012; Neale & Hudson, 2020).
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Compensatory behaviors. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/compensatory-behaviors/
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