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Introduction: Eating disorders are often percieved as lifestyle choice. However,eating disorders can also be fatal if they severely disturb an individual’s eating behaviour. An eating disorder is often characterised by individual being preoccupied with thoughts on body weight, shape, and food habits. Some common eating disorders include bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, anorexia nervoosa, and so on.
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