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How is binge-eating disorder differ from bulimia nervosa?

What factors contribute to the development and treatment of binge-eating disorder?

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1. binge-eating disorder is overindulging, while bulimia is vomiting after binging.

2. Yes, Binge Eating Disorder is where someone eats an unusually large amount of food and also has a feeling of not being able to control it. They also often have a lot of feelings of distress and shame about it.

Bulimia often involves binge eating (but not always) but the person will purge to get rid of the food afterwards (by vomiting, or using laxatives or abusing diet pills)

Here’s a good page all about binge eating dsorder:

http://www.coping-with-binge-eating.com/bulimia-nervosa-symptoms.html

and another about Bulimia:

http://www.coping-with-binge-eating.com/symptoms-of-binge-eating.html

and this is all about the different factors that can contribute to an eating disorder:

http://www.coping-with-binge-eating.com/causes-of-eating-disorders.html

hope that helps!!

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