Eating Disorders and Obesity: The Barobehavioural Syndrome (BBS)

Seemingly, obesity and eating disorders seem to have nothing in common. Upon careful evaluation, they are found to exhibit many commonalities. This communication lists the similarities between obesity and eating disorders, and highlights the psychological aspects of obesity. It calls for a rephrasing of orthorexia nervosa and barometric nervosa as dysfunctional or egodystonic baro behavioural syndrome. Keywords: Anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, biopsychosocial model, obesity, orthorexia nervosa, psychosomatic disease

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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2026-11-01
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https://doi.org/10.47391/jpma.26-89
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Eating Disorders and Behaviors
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Eating Disorders and Obesity: The Barobehavioural Syndrome (BBS)

Nitin Kapoor, Madhur Verma, Lakshmi Nagendra, Sanjay Kalra
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Eating Disorders and Obesity: The Barobehavioural Syndrome (BBS)

Nitin Kapoor, Madhur Verma, Lakshmi Nagendra, Sanjay Kalra
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Seemingly, obesity and eating disorders seem to have nothing in common. Upon careful evaluation, they are found to exhibit many commonalities. This communication lists the similarities between obesity and eating disorders, and highlights the psychological aspects of obesity. It calls for a rephrasing of orthorexia nervosa and barometric nervosa as dysfunctional or egodystonic baro behavioural syndrome. Keywords: Anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, biopsychosocial model, obesity, orthorexia nervosa, psychosomatic disease

Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationVol. 76(11)
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (IN), Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU), Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN), Bharti Hospital (IN), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN), JSS Medical College and Hospital (IN)
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