Eating disorders are not just about eating too much or too little. Instead, they are serious psychological illnesses that cause disturbances in a person's everyday diet. For example, binge eating disorder, or BED, is an overeating disorder in which a person eats a huge amount of food over a short period. This behaviour is accompanied by a feeling of loss of control over overeating.
Unlike people with bulimia nervosa, those with BED do not follow any compensatory behaviours to avoid weight gain. That is part of the reason why many binge eaters are overweight or obese. Therefore BED can cause deadly health problems related to obesity. People with binge eating disorder usually eat alone because of the shame or guilt about their behaviour.
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