How many women have binge eating disorder?

How many men have binge eating disorder?

As many as a million men

Binge eating disorder in the DSM?

A bineg eating disorder is where a person continually "binge" eats. This means that they eat excessive, large amounts of food in a relatively short period of time. This food is usually not very healthy. As a result, there can be weight problems, health problems related to obesity, the likelyhood of developing bulimia (to purge after such bingeing), and depression.

What are four eating disorders?

-Anorexia Nervosa -Bulimia Nervosa -Binge Eating disorder -orthorexia Just to name a few. There are many many more.

Why is binge eating disorder rgarded the most popular eating disorder?

the reason is many girls struggle with their looks just like I do. It is probably harder to starve yourself than to purge.

What are the common variants of eating disorder?

Eating disorders can take many forms and habits. Common EDs include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder (BED), orthorexia, anorexia athletica, compulisve-over-eating disorder (CO-ED), and many also fall into the category of eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS).

Which eating disorder involves binge eating and purging?

The eating disorder that involves binge eating and purging is bulimia nervosa. People with bulimia often eat large amounts of food in a short period of time (binge) and then try to get rid of the food through vomiting, laxatives, or excessive exercise (purge).

Binge weight gain?

I think a lot of Binge eating disorders come from emotional eating this can be controled with self discipline but that does not work out for everyone. If you feel you have a Bingn eating order that you cannot control you should seek the help of a Dr or nutrionalist. They can help you with diet control and also get you something to help control the cravings. Binge eating disorder is probably the most common eating disorder. Most people with this problem are either overweight or obese,* but normal-weight people also can have the disorder. About 2 percent of all adults in the United States (as many as 4 million Americans) have binge eating disorder. About 10 to 15 percent of people who are mildly obese and who try to lose weight on their own or through commercial weight-loss programs have binge eating disorder. The disorder is even more common in people who are severely obese. Binge eating disorder is a little more common in women than in men; three women for every two men have it. The disorder affects blacks as often as whites. No one knows how often it affects people in other ethnic groups. People who are obese and have binge eating disorder often became overweight at a younger age than those without the disorder. They might also lose and gain back weight (yo-yo diet) more often. # eat much more quickly than usual during binge episodes # eat until they are uncomfortably full # eat large amounts of food even when they are not really hungry # eat alone because they are embarrassed about the amount of food they eat # feel disgusted, depressed, or guilty after overeating.

How many Americans are anorexic?

Lifetime rate of anorexia in the U.S. is 0.6%. For bulimia it is another 1.0%. For binge-eating disorder it is 2.8%.

Of 100 people how many develop eating disorders?

0.5 The common statistic is that 1 in every 200 will develop on eating disorder of some kind. (Anorexia, Bulimia, EDNOS, Binge-Eating, Compulsive Eating, Over-Eating, ect.)

What is another name for bulimia?

That depends on the disorder. Some examples could be: -Anorexia Nervosa -Bulimia Nervosa -Binge Eating Disorder There are many other types too.

How many women in Canada are bulimic?

According to a 2002 survey 1.5% of Canadian women from 15-24 had an eating disorder.

What are the different types of eating disorders?

there's many different types of eating disorders, along with those which don't fit into a certain category; those are known as EDNOS (eating disorder not specified).the main three eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia and BED (binge-eating disorder), but there is also CED (compulsive exercise disorder), anorexia binge-purge type, Orthorexia nervosa (eating only 'health' foods) and Pica (eating inedible substances, among others.There is also other types which medically fall into the EDNOS catogory, like 'chew and spit' and purging disorder, as the boundaries of eating disorders can easily become blurred.http://www.b-eat.co.uk/AboutEatingDisorders/WhatisanEatingdisorderAnorexia, Bulimia, compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder, Female athletic triad.Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Purging Disorder, Rumination Syndrome, Diabulimia, Food Maintenance Syndrome, and Pica