This disorder occurs when people frequently eat large amounts of food while feeling a loss of control over their eating. Binge eating is very different than bulimia because they do not purge after eating. Binge eaters demonstrate low self esteem and feel more depressed. Nearly 10 percent of people recognized as having an eating disorder are men. But doctors are less likely to diagnose men as having an eating disorder.
Men are more likely to blame unnatural weight loss on physical, rather than psychological problems.
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