University Counseling Center (UCC)
Behaviors that May Signal an Eating Disorder
These signs may have other origins or causes, especially if only one or two are present.
- trying to secretly dispose of food hoarding food
- talk about food constantly
- frequent weighing or mirror gazing
- fatigue or irritability
- exercise abuse
- statements about feeling fat or particular parts of the body being fat
- complaints regarding gastrointestinal problems or menstrual problems
- purchasing smaller clothing or layering clothes
- mixing foods that seem to be unpalatable combinations
- decrease in number of activities they express an interest in or social isolation
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