Binge eating disorder affects adults, teens, and adolescents, though it tends to develop most often in the late teens or early 20s. Across all groups, this condition arises more often than any other eating disorder, including anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa....
TW: This article contains descriptions of mental health complications. Many common eating disorders are familiar to most people in the United States, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Despite this, it’s not always understood that...
Binge eating disorder (BED) affects about two percent of the overall population, making it easily the most common eating disorder in the United States.Unlike some other eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or ARFID, people with binge eating disorder don’t...
For most of modern history, people have associated eating disorders with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa, which have been identified in the DSM-5 for decades. However, in 2013 binge eating disorder was finally recognized as a unique and official eating disorder,...
Binge eating disorder commonly causes people to self-isolate, leaving them without the company of others and the social support they need. Though necessary, social distancing orders could make matters worse, resulting in near-complete isolation from family, friends,...
Binge eating disorder is one of the most common eating disorders that can affect teenagers. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most difficult eating disorders to spot and diagnose. As a parent, you need to know the signs of binge eating disorder so you can be on the...
