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Adipositas Athletica, Anorexia Athletica, Chewing and Spitting, Eating Disorders by Proxy, Emetophobia, Picky Eating … Symptoms, Syndromes, or What?

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Hidden and Lesser-known Disordered Eating Behaviors in Medical and Psychiatric Conditions

Abstract

DSM-5 and ICD-11 offer eight categories for the diagnosis of feeding and eating disorders. New expressions appear continuously to describe other food and eating-related phenomena that can harm physical and psychological well-being.

However, adding a name is not enough to add knowledge.

The chapter first considers terms such as feederism, gourmand syndrome, mukbang, pregorexia, and wannarexia.

Six constructs are then analyzed in detail: adipositas athletica, anorexia athletica, chewing and spitting, eating disorders by proxy, emetophobia, and picky eating.

The historical reconstruction of the birth of these concepts and the critical review of available epidemiological and clinical data help to understand their reliability, validity, and clinical utility.

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