BINGE-EATING

DEFINITION

• An eating disorder in which a person consumes large amounts of food in one setting

SYMPTOMS

• Episodes of over eating
• Eating when your not hungry
• Eating rapidly
• Eating alone
• A feeling that your eating is out of control

HOW ITS DIAGNOSED

CAUSES/RISK FACTORS

• Family history
• Psychological issues
• History of dieting
• Age- late teens early 20's

COMPLICATIONS-SEVERAL BUT NOT LIMITED TO

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• Insomnia

TREATMENTS

• Therapy
• Medication

MEDICATION

• Antidepressant
• Topamax