Defined as:
recurrent episodes of binge eating one cannot control how much they eat in binge eat binge eat is a intake of food that is considered to be over what most people seem is adequate
recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviour once a week for 3 months
purging type behaviour is also present eg, laxative abuse, vomiting
Other factors:
tooth decay from stomach acid
Symptoms are:
Physiological: Cognitive: Affective: Behavioural:
Prevalence:
median age of onset: 18 lifetime:1.4% current: 0.4-0.6% higher in young people and women higher in Māori and Pacifica peoples