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Behavioural changes

Behavioural changes

  • Preoccupation with food, calories, body shape and weight
  • Polarised/dichotomous thinking (including but not limited to thoughts about food, body or exercise)
  • Avoidance of food-related social activities
  • Restrictive eating e.g. cutting down or cutting out food groups, nutrients, reducing overall energy intake, counting, measuring and weighing food
  • Bathroom visits after meals
  • Evidence of binge eating (large amounts of food purchased/consumed, evidence of food wrappers hidden in the bin or another location)
  • Restriction followed by binge eating
  • Secretive behaviour regarding food intake and/or exercise behaviour
  • Increasing rigid or inflexibility in situations