In the past, men enjoyed a much broader range of “acceptable” body shapes and sizes than women. Societal messages implored women to be stick-thin in order to be sexy or desirable, while men could be ...

Binge eating disorder is the most common type of eating disorder in the U.S. Binge eating is characterized as eating large amounts of food in a short period, typically under two hours. People with ...

All human emotions elicit binging or starving. Love and hatred – they both can put you in a spin or a binge. Love and hatred can also make you starve. But starving may work sometimes as fasting ...

Study finds men are ashamed to seek help and researcher ignores them. Oct.. 26, 2011— -- The first time Ron Saxen discovered the numbing effects of food, he was 11 and nervously anticipating a ...

Key points The similarities between binge eating & alcohol & drug abuse have led to the proposal of specific treatments. Despite the similarities there are important differences between binge eating ...

A new model was linked to decreased BMI, caloric intake, and loss of control eating in veterans with binge eating disorders or subjective binge eating episodes. A new model to treat binge eating ...

Everyone knows that stress can cause you to eat — but a new study confirms that those who find themselves frequently overwhelmed can develop a dependency on bad-for-you comfort foods. Researchers ...

Joey Julius entered a treatment center in St. Louis last May. — -- Joey Julius is a college football sensation whose size, nearly 260 pounds, and oversized prowess as a Penn State kicker make him ...

Medications like Ozempic are not going anywhere anytime soon. Twelve percent of US adults have taken a GLP-1 agonist—an increasingly popular type of prescription drug for obesity and diabetes ...