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Binge-eating disorder
Binge-eating disorder is marked by frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food. Binge-eating disorder probably affects 2 to 5 percent of all adults (National Institute of Mental Health, 2009). It is slightly more common in women, with three women affected for every two men.
Among mildly obese people in self-help or weight-loss programs, 10 percent to 15 percent have binge-eating disorder. Obese people with binge-eating disorder often became overweight at a younger age than those without the disorder.
People who have binge-eating disorder may look, feel, think or behave in the following ways.
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Appearance- Normal weight or overweight
- Frequently losing and regaining weight (due to yo-yo dieting)
Eating habits and behavior- Repeated episodes of bingeing (eating abnormally large amounts of food)
- Eating large amounts of food while feeling a loss of control over their eating
- Eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry
- Eating beyond the point of being comfortably full
- Eating alone out of embarrassment at the quantity of food being eaten
- Eating much more rapidly than usual
Thoughts and emotions- Feelings of shame or self-loathing after a binge
- Frequent feelings of being unable to control what or how much is being eaten
- Feelings of disgust, depression or guilt after overeating
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