Recognizing Binge Eating Disorder And Its Symptoms
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is often misunderstood and difficult to recognize. When most people think of eating disorders, they imagine a skeletal fashion model or very thin teenage girls/adults. People normally do not know that ANYONE can have an eating disorder – even people who are average weights or overweight/obese. It is important to realize that although eating disorder awareness efforts often focus attention on anorexia and bulimia, which are conditions that often result in dramatic (and dangerous) weight loss, not every disordered eater is obsessed with self-starvation. Binge Eating…
The behaviors and after-effects associated with Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder (BED), the little-known yet most common eating disorder, has a profound impact on a BED sufferer. They may lose confidence in their ability to control the amount of food consumed once a binge begins. This lack of control quickly spills over to other areas of their life and can have dramatic ramifications on school, career, and relationships with family and friends. The symptoms and effects of BED are often more extreme in the cases of those also suffering with co-occurring disorders, for example, depression or substance abuse….
Hayley Miller, MS, RD, LDN: Assessing the underlying issues of Binge Eating Disorder
You may recognize Hayley Miller, MS, RD, LDN from our Women’s Issue where she wrote about her experience in treating women with mental health and drug-related problems. Hayley also has much experience in the field of eating disorders, so we were thrilled to have her speak about Binge Eating Disorder and the underlying issues/factors that contribute to this eating disorder during our BED Week! Enjoy the post and remember – if you are interested in following along with BED Week, you can join the event on facebook or follow it…
Cynthia Bulik: Erase All Stereotypes: The Most Common Eating Disorder is Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder Week is here! We (and our partners Binge Behavior, Binge Eating Disorder Association and Kari Adams of Killer Confidence with The Kari Adams Show) are so excited to be sharing news and educating you on this misunderstood eating disorder. This may surprise you, but BED is actually the most common eating disorder, despite the more well-known eating disorders anorexia and bulimia. The following post is courtesy of Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED and Director University of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, sharing some solid info…
An introduction: What is Binge Eating Disorder?
Binge Eating Disorder Week is here! We (and our partners Binge Behavior, Binge Eating Disorder Association and Kari Adams of Killer Confidence with the Kari Adams Show) are so excited to be sharing news and educating you on this misunderstood eating disorder. We’re all familiar with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. You may not know this, but there is actually a more common eating disorder called Binge Eating Disorder (BED). This disorder is not as publicized or understood as the more “popular” disorders, but it is still deadly….
