An eating disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight, distorted body image, and severe restriction of food intake.
From Greek 'an-' (without) + 'orexis' (appetite, desire). Full name 'anorexia nervosa' (nervous lack of appetite).
Anorexia isn't about vanity — it's a serious mental illness where the brain distorts how you see your own body, and it can be life-threatening.
Anorexia nervosa was historically pathologized as a 'female condition' despite affecting all genders; medical discourse underdiagnosed and stigmatized men's eating disorders, delaying care.
Use 'eating disorder' as umbrella term; acknowledge anorexia affects people of all genders equally.
["eating disorder","restrictive eating pattern"]
Men with eating disorders faced barriers to diagnosis partly because medicine coded anorexia as a 'women's illness'; contemporary care must actively screen all genders equally.
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