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I think it depends on your vital signs. If you’re Ghandi and weigh 80 pounds and fasting to diet that could be an eating disorder. But if you’re 300lbs on your 30th day of a water fast diet and feel OK I’d say that’s not an eating disorder.
I think an eating disorder starts mentally. If one is villainizing food, that may be dangerous territory. As long as you fast knowing that your body is getting what it needs from utilizing your fat reserves, I think that’s okay. This is all just my opinion though.
Same thing that is required for a mental health disorder diagnosis…
The fasting causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning…