Chewing and spitting out food as a compensatory behavior in patients with eating disorders

Recent studies suggest that chewing and spitting out food may be associated with severe eating-related pathology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between chewing and spitting, and other symptoms of eating disorders. We hypothesized that patients who chew and spit as a compensatory behavior have more severe eating-related pathology than patients who have never engaged in chewing and spitting behavior.
Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research