Binge Eating Disorder
Statistics
5 Risk Factors
Diagnostic Criteria
Symptoms
Sources
Treatment for this disorder
About 1.25% of adult women
0.42% of adult men have binge eating discorder
Binge eating is the most common eating disorder in the United States
It affects all people of all racial and ethnic groups
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/binge-eating-disorder/definition-facts#:~:text=Binge%20eating%20disorder%20is%20the,men%20have%20binge%20eating%20disorder.&text=About%201.6%25%20of%20teens%20age,18%20years%20old%20are%20affected. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/binge-eating-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353627https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/binge-eating-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353627https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK338301/table/introduction.t1/#:~:text=Recurrent%20episodes%20of%20binge%20eating,of%20time%20under%20similar%20circumstances
Eating large amounts of food in a specific amount of time
Eating even when your full or not hungry
Eating alone or in secret
Eating until your uncomfortably full
Reduce eating binges
achieve healthy eating habits
By getting help, you can learn how to feel more in control of your eating
Eating in a discrete period of time within a 2-hour period
The sense of lack of control over eating during the episode
Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed or very guilty of overeating
Your body image
Avoiding public meal settings
Emotional trauma
Mental Health
Perfectionism