Criteria for ______ include a restriction of food, a below-normal body weight, a fear of gaining weight, and a distortion of how body weight is experienced.

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Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a restriction of food intake, resulting in a below-normal body weight, a fear of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of one's body weight or shape. Bulimia nervosa involves binge eating and purging behaviors, while pica involves eating non-food items, and binge eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge eating without compensatory behaviors.

Criteria for ______ Include a Restriction of Food, a Below-Normal