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Compulsive Exercising
(redirected from Anorexia Athletica)

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Compulsive Exercising
A disorder seen in competitive athletics, in which excess exercise is used for weight loss, often associated with anorexia nervosa
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Excessively exercising to shed weight can also lead to the potentially fatal condition anorexia athletica.
Exercise addicts' cold turkey hell by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The findings also shed light on the potentially fatal eating disorder called anorexia athletica, in which exercise undertaken to shed pounds becomes as compulsive as taking drugs, resulting in even greater weight loss.
Extreme exercise 'as addictive as drugs' by Asian News International
Exercise bulimia and anorexia athletica -- conditions in which individuals purge calories through extreme exercise -- are common.
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