| "> | | | | those of Compulsive Overeaters and Bulimia. The |
| Almost everyone overeats on occasion, having | | | | sufferer periodically goes on large binges, |
| seconds or thirds of a holiday meal or devouring | | | | consuming an unusually large quantity of food in a |
| an entire bag of chips while watching a scary | | | | short period of time (less than 2 hours) |
| movie. Sometimes, though, overeating becomes a | | | | uncontrollably, eating until they are uncomfortably |
| regular occurrence, shrouded in shame and | | | | full. The weight of each individual is usually |
| secrecy. It's called binge-eating disorder, a serious | | | | characterized as above average or overweight, |
| eating disorder in which you frequently consume | | | | and sufferers tend to have a more difficult time |
| unusually large amounts of food. | | | | losing weight and maintaining average healthy |
| Men and Women living with Binge Eating Disorder | | | | weights. |
| suffer a combination of symptoms similar to | | | | |