undereating
Not eating enough
Undereating is consuming insufficient food, whether deliberately or not.
Someone might be undereating to lose weight, or undereating without realizing it due to stress or illness.
She'd been undereating for weeks and felt constantly fatigued.
The term implies a pattern rather than skipping a single meal.
Eating disorder, self-starvation
- restrictionLimit on action
- body dysmorphiaFixation on imagined physical flaws
- orthorexiaUnhealthy fixation on healthy food
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
purging · control · perfectionism · recovery · refeeding · treatment · therapy · inpatient
Lack of something needed
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- hypoglycemiaInsufficient blood glucose
wasting · cachexia · scurvy · beriberi · pellagra · atrophy · emaciation · protein deficiency
Intake below expenditure
- portion controlLimiting serving sizes
- meal skippingOmitting scheduled eating times
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- calorie countingMonitoring dietary energy intake
food diary · intermittent fasting · appetite suppression · hunger pangs · satiety · weight management · body composition · energy intake
Mental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- controlAuthority to direct
deprivation · guilt · anxiety · food rules · body image · self-punishment · perfectionism · rigidity
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- faintingTemporary loss of consciousness
- hair lossDiminishing scalp coverage
brittle nails · amenorrhea · bradycardia · hypotension · cognitive impairment · irritability · poor concentration · immune suppression
anorexia
Eating disorder, self-starvation
- restrictionLimit on action
- body dysmorphiaFixation on imagined physical flaws
- orthorexiaUnhealthy fixation on healthy food
bingeing · purging · control · perfectionism · recovery · refeeding · treatment · therapy · inpatient · relapse
deficiency
Lack of something needed
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
hypoglycemia · wasting · cachexia · scurvy · beriberi · pellagra · atrophy · emaciation · protein deficiency · electrolyte imbalance
caloric deficit
Intake below expenditure
- portion controlLimiting serving sizes
- meal skippingOmitting scheduled eating times
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
calorie counting · food diary · intermittent fasting · appetite suppression · hunger pangs · satiety · weight management · body composition · energy intake · meal planning
willpower
Mental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
control · deprivation · guilt · anxiety · food rules · body image · self-punishment · perfectionism · rigidity · obsession
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- faintingTemporary loss of consciousness
hair loss · brittle nails · amenorrhea · bradycardia · hypotension · cognitive impairment · irritability · poor concentration · immune suppression · slow healing
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- child nutritionbaby food, balanced diet, balanced meals, breakfast, calcium
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian
- habitshabit, habits, bad habit, study habits, rituals
- Hunger & Appetitehunger, fullness, satiety, craving, appetite loss
undereatingovereating
Consuming beyond bodily needs
overindulging · gorging · binge eating · gluttony · overconsuming
undereatingbingeing
Uncontrolled excessive intake
binge eating disorder · food addiction · stress eating · comfort eating
under, eating, eaten, eatery, overeating, overeater, overeaten, overeats, undereat