Which of the following characteristics is least likely associated with anorexia athletica?
A) Voluntary excessive exercise
B) Weight cycling
C) Losing body fat to improve performance
D) Lifelong struggle with abnormal eating patterns

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Anorexia athletica is a subtype of the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, that is commonly seen in athletes. The main characteristic is an obsession with exercise to the point where it interferes with daily life and functioning. While weight cycling and losing body fat to improve performance may be associated with anorexia athletica, a lifelong struggle with abnormal eating patterns is more typical of anorexia nervosa, not anorexia athletica.

Which of the Following Characteristics Is Least Likely Associated with Anorexia