Glossary B
Glossary B
Binge drinkers refer to men who have consumed five (5) or more and women who have consumed four (4) or more drinks in a row at least once during the previous two (2) weeks.
- Binge eating disorder (BED) : binge eating disorder (BED) refers to a disorder that involves periods of excessive eating with a feeling of a loss of control. It is similar to binge eating but without the compensatory behaviors and has become increasingly widespread during this age of abundant fast food and obesity.
Deutsch: Binge-Eating / Español: Comer en exceso / Português: Comer compulsivo / Français: Hyperphagie / Italian: Alimentazione incontrollata
Binge-Eating in the psychology context refers to a serious eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food, often rapidly and to the point of discomfort. This behavior is typically accompanied by feelings of loss of control and is not followed by compensatory behaviors like purging, as seen in bulimia nervosa.
binge-eating/purging type refers to a type of anorexia whereby the individual regularly engages in episodes of binge eating or purging, or both.