Binge Eating Risks and Treatment Options
Binge eating disorder (BED) is excessively eating in a span of less than two hours and ismore common in females than males, although it can occur in normal weight people but is moreoften associated with obesity. BED has risk factors that contribute to the development, has a fewnoticeable signs, and treatments can be effective in suppressing this disorder.
Precursors Signs and Symptoms
Precursors
There are a few risk factors that can lead to the development of a binge eating disorder.Genetics is often the main risk factor that causes a binge eating disorder, a study revealed that 40to 60 percent of eating disorders were due to genetics (Trace & Bulik, 2017). Genetics areresponsible for the characteristic as well as certain diseases and disorders inherited by people.Other risk factors that can cause binge eating are emotional abuse and neglect. There is a strongcorrelation between children that are emotionally abused or neglected developing BED to helpdeal with the trauma they have experienced (About Eating Disorders, n.d). Bullying due toweight can also be a factor that leads to an eating disorder. A study revealed that youngadulthood is a more common time for the onset of a binge eating disorder and that teens thatwere bullied were more prone to developing an eating disorder as opposed to non-bullied teens(Goodrick & Kimball, 2016). Struggles with self-esteem and body image in teens can lead to