Anorexia Nervosa is the primary eating disorder associated with food restriction and self-starvation.
Restriction of food eaten - eating less than the body needs, which leads to significantly low body weight for the person's age, sex, and physical health
Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat or having ongoing behaviors that stop weight gain, even when already underweight
Issues with the way the person thinks about their body weight or shape. These thoughts affect how they view themselves. They also do not see the seriousness of their current low weight.
Restricting Type - Weight loss is being accomplished through dieting, fasting (not eating), and excessive exercise.
Binge-eating/purging type - The person has had ongoing episodes of binge eating (eating more than normal in one sitting) or purging behaviors (vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas to cleanse the body of food eaten).