Binge Eating Disorder News

New research shows behaviors associated with eating disorders can make real changes to the brain. This information could lead to better treatments and therapies.

Review finds these methods may aid those with the most common eating disorder in the U.S.

The FDA has approved the first drug in the U.S. to treat binge-eating disorder, Vyvanse. The agency says it might lessen the number of food binges in people with the condition.

Vyvanse Approved for Binge-Eating Disorder

But therapy is preferable to medication, one expert says

Response could be unhealthy, such as fasting, taking diet pills or binge eating, study finds

Depression and binge eating may go hand-in-hand among teenage girls.

Men are rarely included in research studies on binge eating and its consequences and treatments, a study shows.

Binge eaters can help themselves eat less and save money by participating in a short program of talk therapy, two studies reveal.

Many women with eating disorders go into remission while pregnant, but pregnancy appears to trigger one type of eating disorder in some, new research shows.

Binge eating disrupts the lives of 3.5% of U.S. women and 2% of U.S. men, for an average of eight years, a new survey finds.

When stress strikes, a certain hormone may boost binge behavior, researchers say.

Study Shows SSRI Antidepressants Curb Out-of-Control Food Consumption

The obesity drug Meridia may help binge eaters reduce their compulsion to binge, research shows.

A mutation in a gene related to appetite suppression has been linked to binge eating in obese people.

Dimmer Light Lowers Inhibition, Lessens Guilt

Up to 1 million people in the United States suffer from binge-eating disorders, going through episodes where they feel the compulsive need to eat, to stuff themselves. Afterward, they're often left feeling out of control, ashamed, depressed, and obese.

For binge eaters, the bewitching season has begun. It is a time of year when the days are regularly punctuated with opportunities to indulge, along with psychological pressures to do so. Little wonder that some feel more anxiety than anticipation about entering the holiday season.