Is a compulsive overeating usually large amounts of food at a time a binge eating disorder?
                                
                                
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                                According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, an episode of binge eating is characterized by eating a large amount of food in a short period and feeling unable to stop. When this occurs recurrently, it is clinically recognized as Binge Eating Disorder, or BED.