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compulsive eating

compulsive eating Compulsive eating is an abnormal pattern of eating behavior.

Compulsive eating is an abnormal pattern of eating behavior. In the source material, it is described as one form of disordered eating and may occur without reaching the level of an eating disorder diagnosis.

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Drafting source: NCI Thesaurus. Flat export snapshot 2026-10-18. “Disordered Eating” (C121669).
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