Binge Eating is actually very similar to bulimia. The root of this is usually psychological. Some attitudes are that it leads the person into depression. On the physicial side you see weight gain and fatigue.
Read more here:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/binge-eating-disorder/DS00608
http://www.eatingdisordersonline.com/explain/bed.php
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.
Yes there are factors that can trigger binge eating disorders such as low self esteem, body dysmorphic syndrome, a habit of compulsive eating, etc which are all rooted as a psychological disorders.
Binge-eating disorder and compulisve-over-eating disorders are the newest "eating disorders" to be added to the medical lists.
There are several different kinds of eating disorders, including: bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating. If one suffers from these eating disorders, it is suggested one seek help from a therapist and/or doctor.
Binge eating disorder.
Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating are types of eating disorders. http://www.medicinenet.com/binge_eating_disorder/page2.htm#what That website includes great information to help you learn more.
There are two eating disorders to some people: anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia and bulimia are not eating and eating a lot of food and then getting rid of it. But the only one that could cause obesity is binge, which is to eat and eat and eat until you're completely full. DON'T BINGE!
There are far more than 3 eating disroders out there. The three most common are anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating / compulsive over eating.
i don't think anyone has actually ever researched this, but, many girls (and men) develop eating disorders because they think they are not beautiful, over weight, an outcast in some cases.. Eating disorders, like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating, are becoming increasingly prevalent throughout western countries. According to US estimates from The National Institute of Mental Health, between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of girls and women (i.e. 5-10 million people) and 1 million boys and men suffer from eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or other associated dietary conditions. Estimates suggest that as many as 15 percent of young women adopt unhealthy attitudes and behaviors about food.
Clinics for binge eating can vary from location to location. It's best to discuss the situation with a family doctor, who can then refer a patient to a counselor or an eating disorders group.
They are separte eating disorders, but do have a common thread. Binge eating is where a person "binges" often. A binge is where a person consume large amounts (to the tune of hundreds to thousands) of calories in a very short amount of time. Impulsive eating is where a person sees or thinks of a food and they just randomly decides to eat it.
Anorexic--Starvation Bulimic--Throwing up everything you eat Binge eating- when you eat and eat and not feel full