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  In the United States, at least   9% of the population  has an eating disorder. Historically, research into eating disorders included anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating disorders non-specified. Binge eating hasn’t been included in much of the research until recently because it hadn’t been a recognized disorder. What Is an Eating Disorder? An eating disorder is a serious and life-threatening condition. Someone with a disorder displays eating behaviors that negatively impact physical, psychological and social well-being. These behaviors are persistent, and they are often associated with emotional distress. Many people who have an eating disorder also have issues with:          Anxiety          Depression          Obsessive-compulsive disorder          Alcohol abuse          Drug addiction People can have a genetic predisposition to an eatin...

First things first: What is emotional eating? Have you ever experienced something bad, such as heartbreaking news, stressful changes at work or your computer completely dying at the worst possible time, and felt the urge to eat a bowl of ice cream or binge on potato chips? Have you tried to diet and it wasn’t working? If so, you may have experienced the call of the emotional eating beast. Acting on this call can turn into a detrimental cycle: eat based on emotion, feel new bad emotion (e.g., shame, regret), eat more based on new emotion. Welcome, you’re in the right place to learn how to unravel your patterns and, ultimately, how to overcome emotional eating. The Reward Feedback Loop of Habits People tend to act based on perceived rewards. Habits develop based on positive and negative experiences as part of those perceived rewards. Delicious foods, especially those with sugar, switch on a “reward” feedback loop in your brain that can contribute to emotional eating: your brain releases ...