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Binge Eating
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There are a number of physical and emotional binge eating effects. Some of these may include:
Not getting enough vitamins and other nutrients - Often the food that is eaten during a binge is high in fat and sugar and low in important nutrients. This may lead to other health difficulties.
Depression may occur as the bingeing increases feelings of guilt, anger, and sadness.
It is not uncommon for people who have binge eating disorder to be overweight or obese, although it is also possible for people to be within their healthy weight range.
Being obese may contribute to the onset of:
Diabetes
Gall bladder disease
Heart disease
Various forms of cancer
Bone and joint problems
Physiological
Weight-related hypertension or fatigue
Weight gain
High
cholesterol
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Behavioral
Bingeing
Restriction of activities because of embarrassment about weight
Going from one diet to the next
Eating small amounts in public while maintaining a high weight
Attitude Shifts
Feeling about self based on weight and control of eating
Fantasizing about being thin
Depression
Guilt / shame
From Surviving an Eating Disorder. Siegel. M. et al (1988). Harper and Row and from American Anorexia Bulimia Association, Facts on Eating Disorders.
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