Eating Disorders: Binge Eating Disorder

Friday 19 October 2012

Binge Eating Disorder

Today more than ever people — particularly teens — are concerned about how they look and can feel self-conscious about their bodies. This can be especially true when they are going through puberty, and undergo dramatic physical changes and face new social pressures. This can be especially true when they are going through puberty, and undergo dramatic physical changes and face new social pressures. Between 4-7% of humans suffer from an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or obesity, about 10% of them are male. Statistics show that cases of eating disorders have doubled since the 1960s. When most people hear of someone with an eating disorder they almost automatically assume the person has a problem with food. Eating disorders are not a sign that a person has a problem with food, rather eating disorders are actually only the symptoms of underlying problems in that person's life.