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Rumination syndrome (RS) is a feeding and eating disorder defined by repeated regurgitations of food material soon after eating, followed by re-swallowing, or spitting of the material (Murray, 2019).
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Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a feeding disorder that is characterized by restrictive nutrient intake.
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is one type of eating disorder that has a lifetime prevalence of 4% among females and 0.3% among males (van Eeden, 2021). AN, like all other eating disorders, is classified as a mental disorder.
In the United States, over 2.7 percent of adults have eating disorders and over 13 percent of adolescents will develop an eating disorder by the age of 20.
Eating disorders are dangerous mental and physical health concerns that will affect 9% of Americans at some point within their lifetime, equivalent to 28.8 million individuals (Deloitte Access Economics, 2020).
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