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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Eating Disorders - Binge Eating Is On The Increase

By Kerris Samson

In the last few years the medical community has finally begun to recognize that just like bulimia and anorexia, binging is also an eating disorder. Yet we are all aware of what a person does when they are bulimic or anorexic, but very few actually under the implications relating to eating disorders like binge eating. Where as with the other two a person will either not eat sufficient amounts of food, or will eat food and then try to purge it from their body as soon as possible. With binge eating these problems are simply not there and so it is a completely different kind of eating disorder compared to the others.

Because this eating disorder is so different from the others we have mentioned many who suffer from this do not actually believe they have an eating disorder. Rather what they see is that this person has a choice of just what they do with their body and what they eat.

But when it comes to this particular eating disorder just because they are taking in food they do not actually feel that they are causing any damage to their body. But just as if they were to starve themselves or purge their body after eating they can still suffer from some very serious health problems.

For those who chose to binge eat they will not only be placing considerable amounts of strain on their body including the digestive system. But they also place considerable amounts of strain on to their heart as well. Where as with those who are bulimic or anorexic someone who binges is more prone to gain weight rather than lose it and will just be as unhealthy as those that suffer from the other eating disorders mentioned here.

When it comes to binge eating the biggest problem that those who suffer from this problem is that they do not actually realize that it is a problem. In many cases to avoid others realizing what is happening they will do their binge eating in secret, along with eating more food than would be considered normal. This is because they feel that they have complete control over the situation.

In fact in most cases of eating disorders today the biggest challenge a person will face suffer from these conditions is actually failing to recognize that they have a problem. Simply because they fail to recognize that they have no control over what they are doing in their lives.

We all eat a little more than normal at some stage especially during the Christmas and holiday periods, but this is considered to be quite normal. However for a binge eater the problem they have is that they will have no control over preventing themselves from eating too much on a very regular basis.

With binge eating their are problems associated with the person's health including weight gain, they will also be faced with psychological problems. Certainly with any types of eating disorders, including binge eating it is the psychological problems which can prevent a person from them improving and curing the problem they are faced with. In many cases they feel that they have the situation under control and it is their choice.

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