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Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

     Something that also conributes to overweight and obesity in tyeenagers is Binge Eating Disorder. Binge eating disorder (BED) is the newest clinically recognized eating disorder.

What is binge eating disorder?

     Binge eating disorder is an illness which resembles bulimia nervosa. Like bulimics, binge eaters have episodes of uncontrolled eating or bingeing. However, binge eating disorder differs from bulimia because its sufferers do not purge their bodies of excess food.

     Individuals with binge eating disorders feel that they lose control of themselves when eating. They eat large quantities of food and do not stop until they are uncomfortably full. Usually, they have more difficulty losing weight and keeping it off than do people with other serious weight problems. Most people with the disorder are obese and have a history of weight fluctuations.

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