binge eating disorder
noun
plural binge eating disorders
: an eating disorder characterized by recurring episodes of binge eating accompanied by a sense of lack of control and often negative feelings about oneself but without intervening periods of compensatory behavior (as self-induced vomiting, purging by laxatives, fasting, or prolonged exercise)
Binge eating disorder is believed to be the most common eating disorder. … To be diagnosed, someone must binge eat at least once a week for three months, with a "binge" meaning eating a larger amount of food in a certain time frame than most people would eat in that same window and feeling out of control while doing it.—
Anna Medaris Miller
Anna Medaris MillerBinge eating disorder has been estimated to affect up to 5% of Americans. People with the condition regularly eat large amounts of food in a short time span, and feel they cannot control what or how much they are consuming.—Amy Norton
—abbreviation BED
Amy NortonExamples of binge eating disorder in a Sentence
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Pandit said she’s also seen patients with binge eating disorder who have benefited from taking GLP-1 drugs.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 31 July 2024
The Collaborative of Eating Disorders Organizations, whose members provide treatment or support for people with disordered eating, has called for doctors to screen people for conditions such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder before prescribing the drugs for weight loss.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 31 July 2024
For folks suffering from binge eating disorder (BED) or bulimia nervosa (BN), a drug that decreases appetite may seem to make sense.
—Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
In 2022, Halpern led a two-person study to gauge the feasibility of using DBS to treat binge eating disorder.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
If anything, food addiction is the closest cousin to binge eating disorder, says Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, a neuroscientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion.
—Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023
Other eating disorders like binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa might cause frequent periods.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
Black and Latino teens are also more likely to struggle with bulimia and binge eating disorder, which can lead to serious cardiac complications and significantly increase suicide risk even in patients who aren’t underweight.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
Know the Symptoms Some eating disorder symptoms are apparent, such as: Losing a lot of weight quickly Refusing to eat Regularly retreating to the bathroom for long periods after meals However, anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder may reveal themselves more subtly.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 25 Apr. 2023
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Liz Szabo, NBC News, 31 July 2024
The Collaborative of Eating Disorders Organizations, whose members provide treatment or support for people with disordered eating, has called for doctors to screen people for conditions such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder before prescribing the drugs for weight loss.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 31 July 2024
For folks suffering from binge eating disorder (BED) or bulimia nervosa (BN), a drug that decreases appetite may seem to make sense.
—Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
In 2022, Halpern led a two-person study to gauge the feasibility of using DBS to treat binge eating disorder.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
If anything, food addiction is the closest cousin to binge eating disorder, says Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, a neuroscientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion.
—Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023
Other eating disorders like binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa might cause frequent periods.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
Black and Latino teens are also more likely to struggle with bulimia and binge eating disorder, which can lead to serious cardiac complications and significantly increase suicide risk even in patients who aren’t underweight.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
Know the Symptoms Some eating disorder symptoms are apparent, such as: Losing a lot of weight quickly Refusing to eat Regularly retreating to the bathroom for long periods after meals However, anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder may reveal themselves more subtly.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 25 Apr. 2023
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binge eating disorder
noun
: an eating disorder characterized by recurring episodes of binge eating accompanied by a sense of lack of control and often negative feelings about oneself but without intervening periods of compensatory behavior (as self-induced vomiting, purging by laxatives, fasting, or prolonged exercise)
Recurrent binge episodes, marked by the consumption of a large amount of food and the experience of loss of control, are the hallmark of binge eating disorder …—Richard L. Stein et al., International Journal of Eating Disorders
Richard L. Stein et al., International Journal of Eating DisordersBinge eating disorder … resembles bulimia nervosa, but is characterized by the absence of purging and other behavior compensatory to binge eating.—Richard A. Grucza et al., Comprehensive Psychiatry
—abbreviation BED
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