Eating disorders and disordered eating are conditions that can be distinguished from each other because

A. eating disorders are a mild form of disturbed eating behaviors, while disordered eating behaviors are more extreme and dangerous.
B. eating disorders are defined as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, whereas disordered eating includes nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder.
C. eating disorders are characterized by one or more unhealthy eating behaviors that do not persist long enough to cause serious physical harm, while disordered eating describes eating disorders that occur with regularity and because of their duration can cause multiple health problems.


B

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