ABSTRACT
BED is also prevalent among obese patients presenting
for other forms of treatment. On average, approximately
20% of bariatric surgery patients present with BED,
though the exact figure varies depending on the assess-
ment measure used (5-7) and is as high as 48% in some
studies (8,9). Even among obese individuals who seek
self-help treatment, 41% report binge eating at least once
in the past month, and 17% report binge eating eight or
more times in the past month (10).
