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Gemma Sharp, Researcher in Body Image, Eating and Weight Disorders, Monash University

What’s the difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating?

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Following a particular diet or exercising a great deal are common and even encouraged in our health and image-conscious culture. With increased awareness of food allergies and other dietary requirements, it’s also not uncommon for someone to restrict or eliminate certain foods.

But these behaviours may also be the sign of an unhealthy relationship with food. You can have a problematic pattern of eating without being diagnosed with an eating disorder.

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