{"id":27511,"date":"2010-08-09T01:15:48","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T06:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=27511"},"modified":"2010-08-09T08:02:33","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T13:02:33","slug":"what-is-binge-eating-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/what-is-binge-eating-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Binge Eating Disorder?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/what-is-binge-eating-disorder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27537\" title=\"ice_cream_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ice_cream_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Binge eating disorder affects two percent of the population overall and eight percent of people who are obese. It is an <a title=\"eating disorders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/eating-disorders\/\" target=\"_self\">eating disorder<\/a> in the &#8220;Not Otherwise Specified&#8221; category.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Definition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Binge eating disorder is characterized by periodic out of control food binges, but it does not include purging or overexercising to compensate for the calories ingested.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Episodes of binge eating, defined as eating an abnormally large amount of food and feeling out of control of eating, twice weekly on average for six months<\/li>\n<li>Binges include shame about the amount ingested, eating when not hungry, rapid ingestion, and\/or physical discomfort after eating<\/li>\n<li>Episodes of binge eating cause emotional distress<\/li>\n<li>Purging and other compensatory behaviors are not associated with binge eating disorder<\/li>\n<li>Binge eating disorder cannot be diagnosed if one has an active diagnosis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/what-is-anorexia\/\">anorexia nervosa<\/a> or <a title=\"bulimia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/what-is-bulimia\/\" target=\"_self\">bulimia nervosa<\/a><!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is debate over whether it is best to\u00a0treat <a title=\"self esteem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/you-make-the-list-improving-your-self-esteem\/\" target=\"_self\">self-esteem<\/a>, depression, irrational thoughts, or obesity first. Eating regular, healthy meals and snacks to prevent hunger, removing tempting junk food or binge triggers, and learning new <a title=\"managing stress\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/manage-stress-with-simple-relaxation-techniques\/\" target=\"_self\">techniques to manage stress<\/a> may all be important in overcoming binge eating disorder. Groups may also be important to address isolation and self-esteem concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no known prevention for binge eating disorder. Eating regular, healthy meals and snacks to prevent hunger, removing tempting junk food or binge triggers, and learning new techniques to manage stress may all help one avoid binges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Binge eating disorder effects two percent of the population overall and eight percent of people who are obese. <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/what-is-binge-eating-disorder\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1367,3695],"tags":[3666,978,971,37,29],"class_list":["post-27511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childrens-health","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-about-eating-disorders","tag-binge-eating","tag-eating-disorders","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27511"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27549,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27511\/revisions\/27549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}