Binge eating disorder
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- | An '''eating disorder''' is a complex compulsion to eat, or not eat, in a way which disturbs physical and mental health. The eating may be excessive (compulsive over-eating); too limited (restricting); may include normal eating punctuated with episodes of purging; may include cycles of binging and purging; or may encompass the ingesting of non-foods. The most heard about eating disorders are [[Anorexia nervosa]] and [[Bulimia nervosa]]. The most widely and rapidly spreading eating disorder is compulsive overeating or [[Binge eating disorder]]. These are also the three most common eating disorders. All three have severe immediate and long-term health and can cause [[death]]. There are numerous theories as to the causes and mechanisms leading to eating disorders. | ||
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- | * [[Anorexia nervosa]] | + | '''Binge eating disorder''' ('''BED''') is the most common eating disorder in the United States affecting 3.5% of females and 2% of males and is prevalent in up to 30% of those seeking weight loss treatment. Although it is not yet classified as a separate [[eating disorders|eating disorder]], it was first described in 1959 by [[psychiatrist]] and [[research]]er Albert Stunkard as "Night Eating Syndrome" (NES), and the term "Binge Eating Disorder" was coined to describe the same binging-type eating behavior without the exclusive [[nocturnal]] component. BED usually leads to obesity although it can occur in normal weight individuals. There may be a genetic inheritance factor involved in BED independent of other obesity risks and there is also a higher incidence of psychiatric comorbidity, with the percentage of individuals with BED and an [[Axis I]] [[comorbid]] psychiatric disorder being 78.9% and for those with subclinical BED, 63.6%. |
- | * [[Starvation diet]] | + | |
- | * [[Binge eating disorder]] | + | |
- | * [[Bulimia nervosa]] | + | |
- | * [[Diabulimia]] | + | |
- | * [[Eating disorder not otherwise specified]] | + | |
- | * [[Orthorexia]] | + | |
- | * [[Polyphagia|Hyperphagia]] | + | |
- | * [[Rumination (eating disorder)|Rumination]] | + | |
- | * [[Pica (disorder)|Pica]] | + | |
- | * [[Night eating syndrome]] | + | |
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Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States affecting 3.5% of females and 2% of males and is prevalent in up to 30% of those seeking weight loss treatment. Although it is not yet classified as a separate eating disorder, it was first described in 1959 by psychiatrist and researcher Albert Stunkard as "Night Eating Syndrome" (NES), and the term "Binge Eating Disorder" was coined to describe the same binging-type eating behavior without the exclusive nocturnal component. BED usually leads to obesity although it can occur in normal weight individuals. There may be a genetic inheritance factor involved in BED independent of other obesity risks and there is also a higher incidence of psychiatric comorbidity, with the percentage of individuals with BED and an Axis I comorbid psychiatric disorder being 78.9% and for those with subclinical BED, 63.6%.