Binge eating disorder is the most common type of eating disorder in the U.S. Binge eating is characterized as eating large amounts of food in a short period, typically under two hours. People with ...

Eating disorders represent one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions affecting millions of people across all demographics. While many assume these complex conditions stem from simple ...

Are you someone who eats even when you’re not hungry? Does an ‘uncontrollable’ urge make you eat one snack after another and the cycle goes on? If such ‘comfort eating’ has become a daily habit for ...

Binge eating disorder may not be what doctors thought it was. At least when it comes to relapsing. A study published today in the journal Psychological Medicine by scientists from McLean Hospital, a ...

According to Dr Manickam, binge eating is caused by stress and overly restrictive diets, and we should try to make a simple ...

In a five-year study of binge eating disorder, most of the study participants still met the criteria for the disorder at the five-year mark, although some had made improvements. Photo by Adobe ...

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.

I KNOW THINGS have gotten bad when the pizza boxes begin stacking up. It’s like the tower of Domino’s boxes is calling out, “Hey, you’re doing it again!” In college, I hid the boxes in a compartment ...

The holiday season is here, filled with joy, stress, family, friends and most of all…food. Food is a major part of all the holidays that encompass the end of this year and headed into the next. For ...

Eating disorders are often associated with extreme weight loss, but what many people don’t realize is that they can also lead to significant weight gain. This paradox can be confusing and distressing ...

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 ...