Eating Disorders and Obesity: The Barobehavioural Syndrome (BBS)

Authors

  • Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, India;
  • Madhur Verma Department of Community/Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India;
  • Lakshmi Nagendra Department of Endocrinology, JSS Medical college and hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, India;
  • Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-89

Abstract

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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Published

2026-11-01

How to Cite

Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, Lakshmi Nagendra, & Nitin Kapoor. (2026). Eating Disorders and Obesity: The Barobehavioural Syndrome (BBS). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 76(11), 1965–1966. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-89

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 11 (2026): NOVEMBER

Section

RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

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