Download - Binge Eating Disorder
Overeating Binge eating
No control - can’t control the amount on the plate
- can’t stop once started
Fast
Larger portions
Alone
Snack - hide the behavior
Eat until physically
uncomfortable
Eat without being hungry
1,5-2% of the world population has BED…
…2% of all adults in the US, 4 million Americans.
But not all of them are obese...
BED present in Bulimia Nervosa (BN) - binge eating + compensation
(vomiting, laxatives, exercise)
Bulimics - normal weight, slightly overweight
BED - overweight, obese
Obesity - type 2 diabetes- high blood pressure- high blood cholesterol
levels- heart diseases- certain types of cancer
BN - malnutrition- deficiency diseases- malfunctioning
metabolism
Isolation Shame Guilt Depression
Binge eating
Addiction - brain’s reward centre dopamine
- will can no longer control your intake
- oppress feelings
- no abstinence - you can’t just avoid food
- cronic disease
Physicians, Nutritionists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
Cognitive-behavioral therapy Drug therapy - anti-depressants OA’s 12-step program
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/binge_eating.html#
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_eating_disorder http://www.anst.uu.se/ataghade/
hetsatningsstorning.html http://www.doktorn.com/story.asp?storyID=1814