Eating Disorders In Men

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Binge eating is an eating disorder that occurs at the same rate on both women and men, but according to research men are often overlooked when it comes to studies about binge eating, its causes and treatment.


A study on a health risk self-assessment test published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders showed that among 24, 608 women and 21, 743 men, binge eating was reported on a rate of 11.19% in women and 7.5 % on men. This disorder is characterized by eating in secret because you have feelings of guilt and shame for eating too much; feeling like you have no control over your eating that you need to have more to feel satisfied; eating even if you’re not hungry and this starts to become a habit, and frequent eating of large amount of food in short periods of time.


Binge eating disorder is a serious eating disorder. Some people turn to binge eating as a way to cope or block unwanted feelings or emotions. They use this to cope with everyday stress, to fill a void within them or to comfort themselves. Serious health risks are associated with this eating disorder like excessive weight gain, depression, obesity, high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and diabetes... Read more from: Eating Disorders In Men