an eating disorder

an eating disorder
   anorexia nervosa or bulimia
   Not spilling egg down your shirt:
    The Princess of Wales also suffered from an eating disorder, which is thought to have added to the strain of her marriage. (Daily Telegraph, 22 April 1995)

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