ABSTRACT
BED is the consumption of an objectively large amount of food within a 2-hour time period, while feeling a loss of control (i.e., inability to control how much food is consumed and inability to stop eating).3 BED is distinguished from bulimia nervosa by the lack of inappropriate compensatory behaviors designed to prevent weight gain after a binge (e.g., vomiting, laxative use, and overexercising).3
