[Brainpole]

Some people say they are addicted to food, but some don't know that it maybe a binge eating disorder. It is an abnormal eating pattern in which a person eat a lot more food in a limited time than most people normally would consume. We all eat too much sometimes but the people with this type of eating disorder have abnormal eating pattern that happens between 1-2 hours.

Binge eaters exhibit many of the following behaviors:

• They eat abnormally large amounts of food at one sitting, often consuming 3,000-10,000 calories in a short period.
• They gobble their food, eating much faster than usual.
• During a binge, they feel out of control and unable to stop eating, even though they may want to.
• Despite feeling full or even painfully uncomfortable, they continue to eat.
• Binge eaters tend to diet constantly but never lose weight.

People at higher risk of developing binge-eating disorder share certain characteristics that includes:

• Frequent dieting. People who go on rigorous diets or who frequently gain and lose large amounts of weight (weight cycling) are more likely to become binge eaters.
• Impulsiveness. Binge eaters, like bulimics, have problems with impulse control.
• low self-worth and negative self-talk. This occurs almost universally among people with all types of eating disorders.
• Difficulty managing anger and appropriately expressing feelings.
• Preoccupation with body image and weight.
• Sexual abuse. Some, but by no means all, people with binge eating disorder report being sexually abused as children. This is an area of ongoing research.
• Depression. It is not clear whether depression causes binge eating or if binge eating causes depression, but the two are often found together.