Browsing: Compulsive Eating

Bingeing and purging involves eating much larger amounts than normal (bingeing), then attempting to compensate by removing the food consumed…

Author Susan Burton struggled with disordered eating for decades. “Hunger was something that I believed protected me and gave me…

I was 13 years old the first time I put my fingers down my throat.Over the next few years, the…

Supplemental material accompanies this paperSubjectsMale Wistar rats (n = 134; Charles River, Wilmington, MA) were single-housed in a 12-h reverse light cycle…

Daily energy intake and body weightTo test the hypothesis that rats with intermittent access to the preferred diet would develop…

If you find yourself struggling, there is help. When I was 15, I developed an eating disorder. Of course, the…

Binge eating and weight problems are common challenges for patients with bipolar disorder. It’s an underappreciated connection, but one with…

Introduction Compulsivity is defined as “the performance of repetitive, unwanted and functionally impairing overt or covert behaviors without adaptive function,…

More than 7 million Americans struggle with binge eating disorder (BED), according to a recent Harvard-based study, yet few of…

  Binge eating disorder is the most prevalent eating disorder in the United States. Infographic courtesy of Multi-Service Eating Disorders…