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than that minimally expected;
 1.            Intense fear of gaining weight or of becoming fat, or persistent behaviour that interferes with weight gain, even though at a significantly low weight;
 2.            Restricting type: During the last 3 months, the individual has not engaged in recurrent episodes of binge-eating or purging behavior (i.e., self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas). This subtype describes presentations in which weight loss is accomplished primarily through dieting, fasting, and/or excessive exercise; and
 3.            Binge-eating/purging type: During the last 3 months, the individual has engaged in recurrent episodes of binge-eating or purging behavior (i.e., self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).
bulimia nervosa means a disorder of mental health meeting the following diagnostic criteria (derived from DSM-5-TR):
 1.           Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterised by both of the following:
         1.              Eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most individuals would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances; and
         2.          A sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g., a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating); and
 1.            Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviours in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting; misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications; fasting; or excessive exercise;
 2.           The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviours both occur, on average, at least once a week for 3 months;
 3.            Self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape and weight; and
 4.           The disturbance does not occur exclusively during episodes of anorexia nervosa.
binge-eating disorder means a disorder of mental health meeting the following diagnostic criteria (derived from DSM-5-TR):
 1.           Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:
         1.             Eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most people would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances; and
         2.           A sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g., a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating); and
 1.            The binge-eating episodes are associated with three (or more) of the following:
         1.              Eating much more rapidly than normal;
         2.          Eating until feeling uncomfortably full;
         3.        Eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry;
         4.          Eating alone because of feeling embarrassed by how much one is eating;
         5.            Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very guilty afterward;
 2.           Marked distress regarding binge eating is present;
 3.