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Disordered eating meaning ,refers to a wide range of irregular eating behaviors that are not severe enough to constitute an eating disorder. They may include symptoms and behaviours of eating disorders, but at a lesser frequency or lower level of severity. Dieting is one of the most common forms of disordered eating. Other examples include compulsive eating, restrictive eating, inflexible, or irregular eating patterns.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2026). Disordered Eating. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/disordered-eating/
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