A person who stopped eating candy and other sweets, then gradually eliminated other foods until he or she was eating almost nothing, could be experiencing:

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This behavior is characteristic of the restrictive type of anorexia nervosa, where individuals severely limit the quantity of food intake, often starting with specific food groups like sweets, and progressively restricting more foods, without engaging in binge-eating or purging behaviors.

A Person Who Stopped Eating Candy and Other Sweets, Then