The News
Study Puts Bigger Focus on Binge Eating
by Allison Aubrey
Morning Edition, February 1, 2007 · A new survey by researchers at Harvard University finds that frequent binge eating is the nation's most prevalent eating problem, outpacing better-known disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. The results come from what researchers say is the first national census of eating disorders.
Harvard psychiatrist James Hudson says binge eating "absolutely" qualifies as a stand-alone mental disorder.
"An eating binge is when you eat a large amount of food in a short period of time and have a sense of loss of control over the eating," he says.

The Research
Read the article behind this story in the journal Biological Psychiatry