Question

which eating disorder is best characterized by eating extreme amounts of food at one sitting (but not purging later)?
orthorexia
anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
binge-eating disorder

Explanation:

• Orthorexia is an obsession with "healthy" eating, not bingeing.
• Anorexia nervosa involves restriction of food intake, not bingeing.
• Bulimia nervosa includes bingeing followed by purging behaviors.
• Binge-eating disorder is defined by episodes of extreme overeating in one sitting without compensatory purging.

Answer:

D. binge-eating disorder