Fear of eating and gaining weight is a common sign / symptom of an eating disroder.
That sounds exactly like the eating disorder known as Anorexia Nervosa, or anorexia for short.
Anorexia is an eating disorder in which the patient severely restricts their food intake. Symptoms include an abnormal fear of body weight, obsession with being thin and a distorted body image.
Yes, phagophobia literally means fear of eating. And those who are afraid to eat may wind up being malnourished.
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Why is what considered an eating disorder
Why is what considered an eating disorder
Fear of eating in front of other people can be a symptom of social anxiety disorder.
An eating disorder with binge eating is bulimia nervosa.
An eating (and self image) disorder characterized by self-starvation is called, "Anorexia". A person who has anorexia is correctly said to be, "Anoretic', or more commonly, "Anorexic".
Any eating disorder can be fatal is the eating habit is continued for a prolonged period of time. One in five people who have an eating disorder, die from it.
Tharun Rameshbabu has an eating disorder
Demi had an eating disorder because she was bullied and depressed.