| Binge eating disorder is probably the most | | | | |
| common eating disorder. Binge eating also | | | | 1.Depression |
| occurs in another eating disorder called | | | | |
| bulimia nervosa. People with binge eating | | | | 2.Anger. |
| disorder frequently eat large amounts of food | | | | |
| while feeling a loss of control over their | | | | 3.Sadness. |
| eating. This disorder is different from | | | | |
| binge-purge syndrome (bulimia nervosa) | | | | 4.Boredom. |
| because people with binge eating disorder | | | | |
| usually do not purge afterward by vomiting or | | | | 5.Anxiety. |
| using laxatives. Binge eating disorder is a | | | | |
| little more common in women than in men; | | | | 6.Certain other emotional problems. |
| three women for every two men have it. The | | | | |
| disorder affects blacks as often as whites. | | | | Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder |
| About 2 percent of all adults in the United | | | | |
| States (as many as 4 million Americans) have | | | | 1. Eating much more food during a binge |
| binge eating disorder. About 10 to 15 percent | | | | episode than during a normal meal or snack |
| of people who are mildly obese. People with | | | | |
| binge eating disorder often eat an unusually | | | | 2. Frequent dieting without weight loss. |
| large amount of food and feel out of control | | | | |
| during the binges. Binge eating involves more | | | | 3. Hoarding food. |
| than just eating a lot. | | | | |
| | | | 4. Hiding empty food containers. |
| Binge eating, Anorexia nervosa and bulimia | | | | |
| nervosa are all considered eating disorders | | | | 5. Feeling depressed, disgusted or upset over |
| because they involve unhealthy patterns of | | | | the amount eaten. |
| eating. People with bulimia nervosa | | | | |
| (sometimes called binge-purge syndrome) binge | | | | Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder |
| on food and then vomit or use laxatives to | | | | |
| avoid gaining weight. They may also fast | | | | Several methods are being used to treat binge |
| (stop eating for a while) or compulsively | | | | eating disorder. Drug therapy, such as |
| exercise after an eating binge. All three of | | | | antidepressants, may be helpful for some |
| these eating disorders involve unhealthy | | | | people. Cognitive-behavioral therapy teaches |
| eating patterns that begin gradually and | | | | patients techniques to monitor and change |
| build to the point where a person feels | | | | their eating habits as well as to change the |
| unable to control them. All eating disorders | | | | way they respond to difficult situations. |
| can lead to serious health consequences, and | | | | Interpersonal psychotherapy helps people |
| all involve emotional distress. Bulimia | | | | examine their relationships with friends and |
| nervosa (sometimes called binge-purge | | | | family and to make changes in problem areas. |
| syndrome) is different from binge eating | | | | Self-help groups also may be a source of |
| disorder because people with bulimia vomit or | | | | support. Researchers are still trying to |
| use laxatives to try to keep themselves from | | | | determine which method or combination of |
| gaining weight after eating. | | | | methods is the most effective in controlling |
| | | | binge eating disorder. |
| Causes of Binge Eating Disorder | | | | |