General Article Best treatments for binge-eating disorder revealed in new review

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“A person who binge eats uses food as a means of coping with, or silencing, negative emotions such as anxiety or depression.”

By Natasha Hinde

People with binge-eating disorder can be best helped with talk therapy or medication, according to a review of studies on the subject.

Binge eating can be defined as “consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time”. Often, a person will eat until they become uncomfortably full.

“A person who binge eats uses food as a means of coping with, or...

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