Episodes of over-eating, accompanied by a feeling of loss of control, representing a defining characteristic of BULIMIA NERVOSA and the ‘binge eating disorder’ of DSM-IV. Binge eating disorder is distinguished from bulimia nervosa in that...

Binge eating is a pattern of disordered eating which consists of episodes of uncontrollable overeating. It is sometimes as a symptom of binge eating disorder. During such binges, a person rapidly consumes an excessive amount of food. Most people who...