Individuals with this condition meet all other diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa but have normal body weight. Check out the details.
While you may think that you look fit, you might be at serious risk from the inside, says a study on atypical anorexia. Traditionally, individuals had to be below 85% of their ideal body weight to receive a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, a disorder characterised by restrictive eating, over-exercising, distorted body image and an intense fear of weight gain. But in 2013, a new category of an eating disorder was formally recognised: atypical anorexia nervosa.
