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Which of the following statements is most correct?


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Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight, leading to severe restriction of food intake and often to significant weight loss.

Binge-Eating Disorder

Eating disorder in which people compulsively overeat either continuously or on discrete binges but do not behave in ways to compensate for the overeating.

Obesity

Condition of being significantly overweight, defined by the Centers for Disease Control as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, where BMI is calculated as weight in pounds multiplied by 703, then divided by the square of height in inches.

Anorexia Nervosa

A psychiatric disorder characterized by an extreme fear of weight gain and a distorted body image, leading to self-starvation.

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