Fear of eating

A fear of eating is associated with:


 * Fear of eating in public, a specific social phobia


 * Anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder in which people avoid eating due to concerns about body weight or body image


 * Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, an eating disorder in which people avoid eating or eat only a very narrow range of foods
 * Phagophobia, a fear of swallowing
 * Pseudodysphagia, an irrational fear of swallowing