The eating disorder characterized by a refusal to eat enough food to maintain a reasonable body weight is
A)borderline disordered eating.
B)bulimia nervosa.
C)anorexia nervosa.
D)binge-eating disorder.

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Anorexia nervosa is the eating disorder characterized by a refusal to eat enough food to maintain a reasonable body weight. Borderline disordered eating is not a recognized clinical diagnosis. Bulimia nervosa involves episodes of binge-eating followed by purging behaviors, such as vomiting or excessive exercise, whereas binge-eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge-eating without compensation behaviors.

The Eating Disorder Characterized by a Refusal to Eat Enough