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Concerns are sometimes raised that CR can make people feel [[hungry]] all the time and may lead to obsessing about food, causing [[eating disorders]].<ref name="B"/> However, a controlled study of human CR found no increase in eating disorder symptoms or other harmful psychological effects, in line with extensive earlier research.<ref name='Williamson et al, 2008'>{{cite journal |last1=Williamson |first1=Donald A. |last2=Martin |first2=Corby K. |last3=Anton |first3=Stephen D. |last4=York-Crowe |first4=Emily |last5=Han |first5=Hongmei |last6=Redman |first6=Leanne |last7=Ravussin |first7=Eric |last8=Pennington Calerie |first8=Team |title=Is caloric restriction associated with development of eating-disorder symptoms? Results from the CALERIE trial |journal=Health Psychology |volume=27 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=S32–42 |year=2008 |pmid=18248104 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.27.1.S32}}</ref> In those who already suffer from a binge-eating disorder, calorie restriction can precipitate an episode of [[binge eating]], but it does not seem to pose any such risk otherwise.<ref name=binge>{{cite book|title=Binge-Eating Disorder: Clinical Foundations and Treatment|edition=1|year=2007|publisher=The Guilford Press|isbn=978-1-59385-594-9|page=15|quote=It can be concluded that caloric restriction does not appear to be associated with the development of binge eating in individuals who have never reported problems with binge eating.}}</ref>

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====Not for the young or those seeking to become pregnant====

Long-term calorie restriction at a level sufficient for slowing the [[aging]] process is generally not recommended in [[children]], [[adolescents]], and [[youth|young adults]] (under the age of approximately 21), because this type of diet may interfere with natural physical growth, as has been observed in [[laboratory animals]]. In addition, mental development and physical changes to the [[brain]] take place in late adolescence and early adulthood that could be negatively affected by severe calorie restriction.<ref name="D">{{cite web|url=http://www.crsociety.org/Risks |title=Risks |date=|accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> [[Pregnant]] women and women trying to become pregnant are advised not to practice calorie restriction, because low BMI may result in ovulatory dysfunction ([[infertility]]), and underweight mothers are more prone to [[preterm delivery]].<ref name="D"/>

====Miscellaneous concerns====