She says the drugs are a 'lifesaver' for this condition.

The New York Times describes the new movement uniting the obese and people with eating disorders. The issue that unites them is binge eating—an addictive behavior. Not all obese people are binge ...

A new model was linked to decreased BMI, caloric intake, and loss of control eating in veterans with binge eating disorders or subjective binge eating episodes. A new model to treat binge eating ...

In the past, men enjoyed a much broader range of “acceptable” body shapes and sizes than women. Societal messages implored women to be stick-thin in order to be sexy or desirable, while men could be ...

Study finds men are ashamed to seek help and researcher ignores them. Oct.. 26, 2011— -- The first time Ron Saxen discovered the numbing effects of food, he was 11 and nervously anticipating a ...

Someone who binge eats consumes an objectively large amount of food while feeling a loss of control over eating. When episodes occur weekly for several months, the action moves into the realm of binge ...

Dieting and weight concerns make people overeat and gain weight. Dieting remains pervasive in American culture, but the milkshake study, and similar ones that followed, nonetheless reshaped many ...

Even if diabetes does not run in one’s family, long-term binge eating can put one at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. If one’s binge eating tends to involve high-sugar foods, the body cannot ...

Binge eating, especially on high-fat, high-sugar foods, can rewire the brain and alter behaviour, leading to compulsive food-seeking and a greater likelihood of overeating instead of undereating when ...