eating disorder

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, eating disorder has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know. The caller fears that mishandling weight/body conversations could contribute to an eating disorder; the host also discloses personal history with disordered eating to…

An eating disorder (ED) is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that adversely affect a person's physical or mental health. These behaviors may include eating too much food or too little food, as well as body image issues. Types of eating disorders include anorexia, where the person has an intense fear of gaining weight, thus restricts food and/or over exercises to manage this fear; bulimia, where individuals eat a large quantity (binging) then try to rid themselves of the food