A new study on Binge Eating Disorder reveals its longevity
Researchers in New York have finished a study on Binge Eating Disorder that states it has a longer life than anorexia or bulimia.
"There has been a long-standing question as to whether binge-eating disorder is a genuine disorder, in and of itself, or simply a non-specific pattern of eating," says Dr Harrison G Pope, Jr, told Reuters Health.
The study brought in 131 adults with binge eating disorder, 18 with anorexia and 17 with bulimia. The average duration of the disorder was 14.4 years, whereas bulimia is 5.8 and anorexia 5.9 years.
"Our study suggests that binge eating disorder is quite chronic and stable, which favors the possibility that binge eating disorder is an actual psychiatric disorder, rather than simply a non-specific pattern of eating," Pope said.
This will help the professional field consider binge eating disorder as one that needs as much care as the others and, hopefully, will require more treatment options to be created.
