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The symptoms of the eating disorder include over concern about weight gain/loss, depression, and not eating much in public. Feelings of embarrassment, and putting a complete focus on weight as the cause of any failures in life are also common symptoms. Other problems associated with the condition are weight gain, diabetes, immobility, fatigue, arthritis, varicose [...]

There’s no sure way to prevent binge-eating disorder. But, if you notice a family member or friend with low self-esteem, severe dieting, frequent overeating, hoarding of food or dissatisfaction with appearance, consider talking to him or her about these issues. Although you may not be able to prevent binge-eating disorder or another eating disorder from [...]

Treatment programs that address only the depression, will not be successful in breaking the cycle of compulsive overeating. The compulsive overeater needs treatment for both the clinical symptoms of depression, and the behavior of compulsive eating, to successfully end this vicious cycle. The most effective weight loss programs are comprehensive: they combine diet, behavior modification [...]

Binge eating, or constant ‘grazing’ of food throughout the day above what would be considered usual for most people. Compulsive overeaters continue eating even when they feel uncomfortably full. These eating habits cause shame, guilt and embarrassment for people, so food tends to be eaten secretly and alone. Obesity is a direct consequence of compulsive [...]

Compulsive overeaters are often caught in the vicious cycle of binge eating and depression. With the eating disorder of Compulsive Overeating food is used as a coping mechanism to deal with uncomfortable feelings. Many compulsive overeaters speak of using the episodes as a way to numb all that is going on around them. The amount [...]

As with Anorexia and Bulimia, the causes of binge eating disorder are still unknown, although it is viewed by most experts as having psychological roots. It is known that up to 50 per cent of binge eating disorder sufferers have a history of depression, although this may be both a cause and/or a consequence of [...]

Compulsive overeating, also sometimes called food addiction, is characterized by an obsessive/compulsive relationship to food. Professionals address this with either a behavior-modification model or a food-addiction model. An individual suffering from compulsive overeating disorder engages in frequent episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binge eating, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control, often [...]