Many people associate binge eating with folks in larger bodies, but in reality, binge eating can affect people of all different sizes. It can be a distressing experience—one you want to stop. Limiting ...

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious mental health condition characterized by recurrent episodes of consuming large quantities of food, in a discreet period of time (i.e. 2 hours), often to the ...

In the past, men enjoyed a much broader range of “acceptable” body shapes and sizes than women. Societal messages implored women to be stick-thin in order to be sexy or desirable, while men could be ...

Binge-eating disorder (BED) often improves with time, but full remission can take many years and relapse is common, new research suggested. The study revealed that 61% individuals still suffered from ...

A recent study published in the journal Appetite investigates the extent to which body mass index (BMI) is associated with progression from binge-eating behavior to binge-eating disorder (BED). Study: ...

Many people binge eat because they are stuck in a cycle of dieting and gorging. In order to stop, try practicing mindful eating or seeing a therapist.

A first-time mother tries to conceal her new curves. A teenage boy endlessly compares himself to the bulked-up bodies he sees online. An elderly woman, in an attempt to avoid the ailments that took ...

Researchers analyzed 153 participants aged 18-62 years (mean age, 36 years) diagnosed with BED and enrolled in the US Binge Eating Treatment and Recovery program between 2020 and 2023. Participants ...

Food insecurity is defined as the lack of availability of quality food on a regular basis. That applies to 44 million people in the U.S., according to the non profit organization,Feeding America. "We ...

Just about everybody knows that smoking weed can result in a serious bout of the munchies now and then. Researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia are taking a deeper look at the phenomenon, ...

If you have ADHD, you may be at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder as a result of the overlap in symptoms between both conditions. People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...