Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Learn about the causes of other specified feeding and eating disorders (OSFED) and other eating disorders like orthorexia, body dysmorphia, exercise compulsion and diabulimia.
These diseases are believed to result from a combination of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors.
Biological causes:
Genetics, family history, temperament, neurobiology influencing hunger and satiety cues
Psychological causes:
Trauma, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, perceived loss of control, feelings of inadequacy, loneliness, challenges with developmental milestones/change
Sociocultural causes:
Pervasive thin ideal, dieting culture (including trends like elimination diets, juice cleanses, veganism, etc.), widespread encouragement of weight loss to support a “healthy” lifestyle, cultural rhetoric around obesity (laziness and lack of willpower cause obesity, not biological and psychological factors)
eatingrecoverycenter.com
Learn about the causes of other specified feeding and eating disorders (OSFED) and other eating disorders like orthorexia, body dysmorphia, exercise compulsion and diabulimia.
These diseases are believed to result from a combination of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors.
Biological causes:
Genetics, family history, temperament, neurobiology influencing hunger and satiety cues
Psychological causes:
Trauma, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, perceived loss of control, feelings of inadequacy, loneliness, challenges with developmental milestones/change
Sociocultural causes:
Pervasive thin ideal, dieting culture (including trends like elimination diets, juice cleanses, veganism, etc.), widespread encouragement of weight loss to support a “healthy” lifestyle, cultural rhetoric around obesity (laziness and lack of willpower cause obesity, not biological and psychological factors)
eatingrecoverycenter.com
