Defined as:

Bulimia without inappropriate compensatory behaviour binge eating with no purging type behaviour

Other factors:

obesity

Symptoms are:

Physiological: Cognitive: Affective: Behavioural:

Prevalence: (community), (clinical)

median onset age 21 lifetime 2% current 0.6-1% higher in females 2x high in maori and pacific people no diff by income or educatrion