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Case report describes a young woman with compulsive weight gain in a culture valuing corpulence, suggesting a new disorder framework.
Highlights We describe a young woman with a compulsive drive to gain weight, characterized by fear of weight loss, distorted body image, and deliberate use of weight‐inducing strategies. Her presentation reflects a pathological internalization of culturally valued corpulence, exceeding socially accepted behaviors and associated with psychological distress. This case may represent a probable culture‐specific disorder and a psychocultural inversion of anorexia nervosa, highlighting the need for culturally informed diagnostic frameworks.
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