Fear of eating explained

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