Binge Eating and Obesity

Does it break your heart to stand on your bathroom scales? That’s one more reason why you must stop binge eating NOW!   

According to recent records, much of the population in the US is obese. The Academy of Eating Disorders show that about one-fifth of the people who go in for professional help for obesity suffer from binge eating. Binge eating and obesity are closely interconnected. In fact, binge eating and obesity have a cause-effect relationship. Obesity leads to binge eating; conversely, binge eating leads to obesity.  

Obesity leading to binge eating: 

Estimates recorded in various obesity clinics show that, on an average 40% of obese people indulge in regular binging. Worse, comparative studies prove that obese binge eaters have higher body weights than non-binging obese people. Obese people often have poorly structured meals and erratic eating habits. Many of them skip meals or go through various fad diets, which lead them to restrict their diets severely. Restrictive food intake makes it difficult not to overeat, and ultimately ends in binging. Many obese people indulge in intense binge eating in a bid to make up for their feelings of deprivation that bottled up while they were dieting.  

Binge eating leading to obesity: 

People suffering from binge eating exhibit erratic eating patterns even when they are not obese. When people binge, they take in an enormous amount of food that is vastly disproportional to hunger and physical requirements. A typical meal for binge eaters could be anywhere between 300-10000 calories per sitting. Sometimes binge eating episodes may be as frequent as once a day! Obviously, such joyrides, indulged on a regular basis, will ultimately lead to obesity. So, if binge eating is not followed by purging, obesity will happen. It is simply a matter of time.  

Not surprisingly, obese people who binge turn away from nutritious food. Since they fill themselves too much with their comfort foods, they have little interest for nutritious food. This affects their health adversely.  

Obesity can seriously affect your life. It hampers mobility and leads to a number of life-threatening conditions and diseases. That is why it is vital for binge eaters to stop their addiction as early as possible.

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