Binge eating disorder is more common than schizophrenia, HIV and breast cancer. Binge eating is now the most common of all eating disorders, despite the fact that it has only been recognized as a specified eating disorder since 2013. According to Cooking Light, there are three times more cases of binge eating disorder (BED) than… Continue reading Binge Eating Now Most Common Eating Disorder In US
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Apple Donates Smartwatches To Bulimia Initiative
Participants will use the Apple Watch to monitor heart rates over a month-long period. Apple has pledged to donate 1,000 smartwatches to a study about bulimia nervosa patients. The purpose of the University of North Carolina study—called the Binge Eating Genetics Initiative (BEGIN)—is to better understand the genetic factors associated with binge-eating disorder and bulimia… Continue reading Apple Donates Smartwatches To Bulimia Initiative