Eating disorder
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See for
nutrient intake disorder, pica
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
anorexia, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, overeating
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Scope Note
group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in eating behavior, appetite or food intake.
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- Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Home Publications Order WIN Notes Statistics Research Resources About WIN (460KB) Binge eating disorder is a condition that millions of Americans may have.
- Binge Eating Disorder in Males Binge eating disorder is a severe, life-threatening disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of compulsive overeating or binge eating.
- Binge eating disorder is more common in people who are obese, but it affects people with healthy weights as well.
- A person suffering with Binge Eating Disorder is at health risk for a heart attack, high blood-pressure and cholesterol, kidney disease and/or failure, arthritis and bone deterioration, and stroke.
- a6 1c3e HOW COMMON IS BINGE EATING DISORDER, AND WHO IS AT RISK? Although it has only recently been recognized as a distinct condition, binge eating disorder is probably the most common eating disorder.
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