Binge eating disorder (BED), is a mental disorder in which a subject shows the following symptoms:

• Periodically does not exercise control over consumption of food.
• Eats an unusually large amount of food at one time—more than a normal person would eat in the same amount of time.
• Eats much more quickly during binge episodes than during normal eating episodes.
• Eats until physically uncomfortable and physically feels like they're on the verge of throwing up due to the amount of food just consumed.
• Eats when depressed, sad, or bored.
• Eats large amounts of food even when not really hungry.
• Feels disgusted, depressed, or guilty after binge eating.

People who are obese and have binge eating disorder often became overweight at a younger age than those without the disorder. They might also lose and gain back weight more often, or be paranoid about gaining weight.

The trigger point can be emotion such as happiness, anger, sadness or boredom. Impulsive behavior and certain other emotional problems can be more common in people with binge eating disorder. However, many people also claim that bingeing occurs regardless of their mood.

Binge eating is associated with perfectionism.

People who are not overweight should avoid dieting because it sometimes makes their binge eating worse. Dieting here means skipping meals, not eating enough food each day, or avoiding certain kinds of food, such as carbohydrates or fats.

They also may lose less weight than other people, and may regain weight more quickly due to a slowing of the metabolism. Dieting is usually not successful for those with BED, as they will usually gain back all of the weight lost, and sometimes more. Those with BED have more difficulty adhering to traditional weight-loss treatment. (WTH SRSLY?!?!)

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