Binge eating disorder the USA, BED is present in 0.8% of male adults and 1.6% of female adults in a given year. Additionally, 30 to 40 percent of individuals seeking treatment for weight-loss can be diagnosed with binge eating disorder. The disorder was first described in 1959 by psychiatrist and researcher Albert Stunkard as "night eating syndrome" (NES). The term "binge eating" was coined to describe the same binging-type eating behavior but without the exclusive nocturnal component. There is generally less research on binge eating disorder in comparison to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Binge eating disorder Binge eating disorder (BED) is an
Eating disorder within the range from normal to obese. These eating disorders are specified as mental disorders in standard medical manuals, such as in the ICD-10, the DSM-5, or both. Symptoms and complications vary according to the nature and severity of the eating disorder: Some physical symptoms of eating disorders are weakness, fatigue, sensitivity to cold, reduced beard growth in men, reduction in waking erections, reduced libido, weight loss and failure of growth. Unexplained hoarseness may be a symptom of an underlying eating disorder, as the result of acid reflux, or entry of acidic gastric material into the laryngoesophageal tract. Patients who