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Understanding their characteristics helps us recognize them earlier and provide young people with the timely support they need.\u003C/span>\u003C/p>",{"blocks":486,"links":487,"value":488},[],[],{"schema":489,"document":490},"dast",{"type":491,"children":492},"root",[493,499,509,513,520,527,574,583,588,592,598,612,617,636,641,655,660,674,679,697,702,719,724,743,748,757,762],{"type":494,"children":495},"paragraph",[496],{"type":497,"value":498},"span","Eating disorders in children and adolescents have in recent years become one of the most common reasons for seeking professional help in the field of mental health. Although they are often associated with teenagers, they are increasingly observed in younger children as well, even in the early years of primary school.",{"type":494,"children":500},[501,503,507],{"type":497,"value":502},"In young people, eating disorders are not expressed only as problems with food. 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Children are often unable to clearly describe their inner experiences, so their distress is expressed outwardly—through the body, behavior, or their relationship with food.",{"type":494,"children":510},[511],{"type":497,"value":512},"Understanding the different types of eating disorders helps us recognize them more quickly and provide timely support to children and adolescents.",{"type":514,"level":515,"children":516},"heading",2,[517],{"type":497,"marks":518,"value":519},[505],"What are eating disorders in children and adolescents?",{"type":494,"children":521},[522,525],{"type":497,"marks":523,"value":524},[505],"Eating disorders",{"type":497,"value":526}," are a group of mental health conditions in which a person’s relationship with food, eating, the body, or physical activity is significantly altered. 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Anorexia nervosa",{"type":494,"children":599},[600,602,605,607,610],{"type":497,"value":601},"Anorexia is the ",{"type":497,"marks":603,"value":604},[505],"most commonly recognized eating disorder",{"type":497,"value":606}," in children and adolescents. Its ",{"type":497,"marks":608,"value":609},[505],"characteristics ",{"type":497,"value":611},"include intentional restriction of food, intense fear of gaining weight, distorted body image, and often excessive physical activity. In children and adolescents, it typically appears as rapid weight loss or slowed growth; skipping meals, eating small portions, and avoiding “forbidden” or “bad” foods; fatigue, dizziness, feeling cold, and hair loss; irritability, withdrawal, perfectionism; and avoiding family meals or other food-related activities.",{"type":514,"level":593,"children":613},[614],{"type":497,"marks":615,"value":616},[505],"2. 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It is not related to body image. Its ",{"type":497,"marks":670,"value":671},[505],"characteristics",{"type":497,"value":673}," include avoidance of certain textures, colors, or smells of food; fear of choking or vomiting; a very limited range of accepted foods; lack of interest in eating; and weight loss or inadequate nutrient intake. Children with ARFID often eat only “safe foods” (e.g., 3–5 selected items), which can lead to nutritional deficiencies.",{"type":514,"level":593,"children":675},[676],{"type":497,"marks":677,"value":678},[505],"5. 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