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Binge eating disorder (BED) is an eating disorder characterized by frequent and recurrent binge eating episodes with associated negative psychological and social problems, but without the compensatory behaviors common to bulimia nervosa, OSFED, or the binge-purge subtype of anorexia nervosa.
Binge eating disorder is the most common type of eating disorder in the U.S. Binge eating is characterized as eating large amounts of food in a short period, typically under two hours.
Binge eating disorder affects about 1.6% of women and 0.8% of men in a given year. [1] According to one analysis, the percent of women who will have anorexia at some point in their lives may be up to 4%, or up to 2% for bulimia and binge eating disorders. [10] Rates of eating disorders appear to be lower in less developed countries. [17]
Atypical bulimia nervosa In this sub-threshold version of BN, individuals meet all criteria for BN, with the exception of the frequency criterion: binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors occur, on average, less than once a week and/or for fewer than 3 months. [2] Binge-eating disorder of low frequency and/or limited duration
Bulimia nervosa, also known simply as bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating (eating large quantities of food in a short period of time, often feeling out of control) followed by compensatory behaviors, such as vomiting, excessive exercise, or fasting to prevent weight gain.
Food addiction initially presents in the form of cravings, which cause a feeling that one cannot cope without the food in question. [7] As the disorder progresses, behavior is modified in order to satisfy the urge for the food. These behavioral changes can result in binge eating disorder, obesity, and bulimia nervosa.
Purging disorder progressing into bulimia nervosa has been observed, while it is extremely rare for the reverse situation, bulimia nervosa progressing into purging disorder. This was observed once in a transgender patient with a severe history of bulimia nervosa but presented with symptoms of purging disorder to an eating disorder treatment ...
Two major factors found to contribute to binge eating in bulimia nervosa (BN) patients are: stress and negative emotions. [81] One model of BN produces stress-induced hyperphagia , where rats go through periods of restricted food and then are allowed free access to food; this mimics the intermittent self-imposed fasting and yielding to food of ...