Have you ever heard of food compulsion? Especially following commemorative dates involving food (Easter, for example), this subject returns to the fore on social networks and may be the answer that many are looking for.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 4.7% of the Brazilian population suffers from eating disorders (EDs). In other words, they are a set of psychiatric illnesses of genetic, hereditary, psychological and/or social origin characterized by persistent disturbance in eating.
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If the percentage of Brazilians with EDs surprised you, you will be even more scared to learn that, among young people, the rate can reach up to 10%. So it is! Experts are concerned regarding the alarming increase in weight loss practices accompanied by disorders that have become a public health problem.
What is binge eating?
Binge eating is a type of eating disorder. Others as common as it are anorexia and bulimia nervosa, and all have a multifactorial origin. That is, they are determined by a series of factors that interact with each other.
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