anorexia nervosa
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Fans, their parents and eating-disorder recovery advocates were scared, making comparisons to Karen Carpenter, the 70s musical icon who died of anorexia nervosa at 32.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Two years after Mary-Kate Olsen checked herself into rehab for anorexia nervosa, eating disorders turned a hypercritical eye toward every young starlet.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Clinicians continue to debate how best to define it, as orthorexia can share features of anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
From Slate ● May 25, 2025
Milly Goldsmith, 27, a lifestyle influencer from London, struggled with anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphia from the age of 13 to 18.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
Thus, for example, there exists in adult life a disturbance of the nervous system which is called "anorexia nervosa."
From The Nervous Child by Hector Charles Cameron
