How to Use eating disorder in a Sentence

eating disorder

noun
  • If that is the war within me, the eating disorder is the weapon.
    Julie Gallagher, CNN, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Part of the problem was that the eating disorder had turned on her.
    Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Rates of suicides and eating disorders are on the rise.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2024
  • That’s clearly true of eating disorders, which have surged in the wake of the pandemic.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The Midnights singer has opened up in the past about her struggles with an eating disorder.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Both short- and long-term stress can lead to substance use and eating disorders.
    Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • If my eating disorder were a fire, body-image is the wood upon which the flames burn.
    Natalie Johnson, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2020
  • The singer had struggled for years with an eating disorder.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
  • How can the bones of a young person be so damaged by an eating disorder?
    Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
  • The Journal shared a sample of 2,960 of the eating disorder videos with TikTok.
    Rob Barry, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Heather was 14 years old when an eating disorder took over her life.
    Michelle Konstantinovsky, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The most shameful one was this decades-long eating disorder.
    New York Times, 11 June 2021
  • And some picky eaters aren't just picky, but grappling with an eating disorder.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
  • The first of the four-part series will discuss how to spot the signs of an eating disorder, and will model healthy eating and body image.
    Laura Groch jan. 27, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Her True Story, which revealed that the princess was living with the eating disorder.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The essence of an eating disorder is its secrecy and shame.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2020
  • There's going to be a lot of people with eating disorders.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Because of her eating disorder, a staff member was with her at all times almost the entire length of her stay in the Utah desert.
    Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
  • It’s been going on for years, but there’s no eating disorder.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The prevalence of eating disorders has grown sharply in recent years.
    Liz Szabo, NBC News, 31 July 2024
  • Yet with eating disorders, the problem isn’t just AI making things up.
    Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Su was in college and had been struggling with an eating disorder.
    Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Nair had struggled with an eating disorder at ages 14 and 15.
    Elissa Strauss, CNN, 13 Sep. 2021
  • All this comes at a time when eating disorder behaviours are already on the rise.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 17 May 2021
  • For someone who is fighting to overcome an eating disorder, this counts for a whole lot.
    Michelle Konstantinovsky, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
  • This isn't the first time Demi Lovato has opened up about her eating disorder this year.
    Natasha Reda, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Kung Minkoff, 41, has opened up about her eating disorder on the franchise and faced skepticism and judgment from her cast mates.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
  • At red, Silverman’s eating disorder brings her life to a halt.
    Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
  • In 2023, the organization sent an open letter to the AAP arguing the use of weight loss drugs in kids could contribute to eating disorders later in life.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Or they might be depressed or recovering from an eating disorder.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024

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