It is called Binge Eating Disorder (BED).
Bingeing or binge eating, which ever one you like. But they both mean the same thing.
Binge eating is a brief period or bout of excessive eating.
No; binge eating is a learned beahviour it is not inate.
An eating disorder with binge eating is bulimia nervosa.
By not eating
It seems as though you are referring to bulimia. However, bulimia is characterized by binge eating followed by purging (throwing up). Binge eating alone would probably just be considered food addiction.
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.
There are a few types of binge-eating. The common ones are.... *Compulsive Over-Eating *Emotional Binge Eating *Orthorexia (complusive / excessive eating of only healthy and natural foods) *Bulimia (bingeing, and then purging afterwards so as not to gain weight)
Binge eating disorder may develop as a response to anxiety, depression, stress, or as the after effect of another eating disorder.
Yes. You need to see your doctor with information on Binge Eating Disorder as well as what to do about it.
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Binge eating can be considered associated with addictions. Binge eating usually consists of a lack of self-control around food, the person first eating mass amounts of food and then throwing it up later.