Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the US with a lifetime prevalence of 2.8%. Females have a higher prevalence (3.5%) compared to males (2.0%). It can occur at any age ...

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 ...

Even if diabetes does not run in one’s family, long-term binge eating can put one at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. If one’s binge eating tends to involve high-sugar foods, the body cannot ...

Eating disorders represent one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions affecting millions of people across all demographics. While many assume these complex conditions stem from simple ...

Within the last several years, there’s been an increase in mental health issues due to a variety of factors, from the pandemic, inflation and political divisiveness to social isolation, intense social ...

Dieting and weight concerns make people overeat and gain weight. Dieting remains pervasive in American culture, but the milkshake study, and similar ones that followed, nonetheless reshaped many ...

This post was written by Gia Marson, Ed.D. “I can’t control my eating” is a common refrain among those with eating disorders or disordered eating behaviors. They describe their experience—a cycle of a ...

Back in the early 1970s, psychologists at Northwestern University performed an experiment that, on the surface, looked like a child’s fantasy. The researchers gathered 45 college women and asked some ...

Dr. Emily Cooper talks about the causes of binge eating and how to treat it.