I’m frequently asked by journalists and radio and podcast hosts, “How do you define binge eating? How do you know if you’ve got a problem?” The key diagnostic features of the DSM-5 criteria for ...

How do we draw the line between binge eating, soon to be recognized as a unique eating disorder, and more general overeating? A group of researchers conducted a new study examining a key difference ...

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 ...

BELMONT, Mass. (May 28, 2024) Binge-eating disorder is the most prevalent eating disorder in the United States, but previous studies have presented conflicting views of the disorder’s duration and the ...

New research finds that binge-eating disorder symptoms may persist longer than once believed, finding 61 percent and 45 percent of individuals still experienced binge-eating disorder 2.5 and 5 years ...

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 ...

The comorbidity of binge eating and alcohol binge drinking is prevalent and increases the risk of other neuropsychiatric and bodily conditions. However, the mechanisms linking these forms of binge ...