Maddie has an intense interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust. She has an intense fear of becoming obese, and even though she looks emaciated, she still claims she "feels fat" and refuses to eat enough to maintain even a minimal normal body weight for her frame. Maddie is most likely suffering from __________.

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Maddie's symptoms match those of anorexia nervosa, including an intense interest in food, a fear of becoming obese, disgust with eating, feeling fat despite being underweight, and refusal to maintain a normal body weight. Choices B-D do not fit Maddie's symptoms.

Maddie Has an Intense Interest in Food but Eats Sparingly