binge eating

binge eating
The consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time; often as a symptom of bulimia

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  • 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 have… …   Wikipedia

  • binge eating — n uncontrolled compulsive eating esp. as a symptom of bulimia or binge eating disorder * * * uncontrolled ingestion of large quantities of food in a discrete interval, often with a sense of lack of control over the activity. It is sometimes… …   Medical dictionary

  • Binge Eating — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 F50.9 Nicht näher bezeichnete Essstörung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Binge eating disorder — (BED), is a psychiatric disorder in which a subject shows the following symptoms: * Periodically does not exercise control over consumption of food * Eats an unusually large amount of food at one time more than a normal person would eat in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Binge-Eating-Disorder — Binge Eating (auch Binge Eating Disorder) ist eine Essstörung, bei der es zu periodischen Heißhungeranfällen (Fressanfällen) mit Verlust der bewussten Kontrolle über das Essverhalten kommt. Im Gegensatz zur Bulimie wird das Gegessene anschließend …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Binge eating disorder — Binge Eating (auch Binge Eating Disorder) ist eine Essstörung, bei der es zu periodischen Heißhungeranfällen (Fressanfällen) mit Verlust der bewussten Kontrolle über das Essverhalten kommt. Im Gegensatz zur Bulimie wird das Gegessene anschließend …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Binge eating disorder — An eating disorder characterized by periods of extreme over eating, but not followed by purging behaviors as in most cases of bulimia. Binge eating can occur alone, or in conjunction with a lesion of the hypothalamus gland, Prader Willi disorder …   Medical dictionary

  • binge-eating disorder — an eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating, as in bulimia nervosa, but not followed by inappropriate compensatory behavior such as purging, fasting, or excessive exercise …   Medical dictionary

  • binge eating disorder — noun Recurrent binge eating, but without the purging etc associated with bulimia …   Wiktionary

  • binge-eating syndrome — noun a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self condemnation • Syn: ↑bulimia • Derivationally related forms: ↑bulimic (for: ↑bulimia) • Hypernyms: ↑eating disord …   Useful english dictionary

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