disordered eating disordered eating disordered eating describes a variety of abnormal eating behaviors that, by themselves, do not warrant diagnosis of an eating disorder. this article is about abnormal patterns of eating. for clinical eating disorders, see eating disorders. disordered eating includes behaviors that are common features of eating disorders, such as: chronic restrained eating. compulsive eating. binge eating, with associated loss of control. self-induced vomiting. disordered eating also includes behaviors that are not characteristic of a specific eating disorder, such as: irregular, chaotic eating patterns. ignoring physical feelings of hunger and satiety (fullness). use of diet pills. emotional eating. night eating. secretive food concocting: the consumption of embarrassing food combinations, such as mashed potatoes mixed with sandwich cookies.