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Binge eating in an obese community sample

Article Abstract:

Findings from a research study raise questions about the threshold diagnostic criteria for binge-eating disorder (BED). The researchers surveyed a sample of 213 obese women and 179 obese men concerning attitudes, behavior and psychological symptoms. One group in the sample had BED, another had sub-threshold BED, a third group reported recurrent overeating, and there was a control group. The survey revealed differences between binge eaters and non-binge eaters, but little difference between the group with full-symptom BED and the threshold group. Men and women with BED had many similarities.

Diagnosis, Compulsive eating, Binge eating disorder, Obesity

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Age of onset for binge eating: are there different pathways to binge eating?

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People whose binge eating precedes their first diet (bingefirst) have a younger onset age of binge eating and a younger age at which binging meets binge eating disorder (BED) criteria, than those whose dieting precedes their first binge episode (dietfirst). In bingefirst subjects, binge eating begins at an early age and is related to higher risk for psychiatric disturbance. These subjects are most likely to have an Axis II personality disorder. The differences between the dietfirst and bingefirst subjects can clarify the etiological pathways to the disorder.

Causes of, Age, Age (Biology)

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Comparison of men and women with binge eating disorder

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Males with binge eating disorder (BED) show less emotional eating and more Axis I psychiatric disturbance on Diagnostic and Statistics Manual-III-R (DSM-III-R), than females. Men and women with BED are similar on measures of eating related psychopathology. However, men show greater psychiatric symptomatology than women. More men meet the criteria for at least one Axis I diagnosis, and men are more likely to have a lifetime diagnosis of substance dependence.

Sex differences

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