Binge Eating Disorder: What is it called when you eat uncontrollably?
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According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States. When you eat uncontrollably, this condition is formally known as Binge Eating Disorder, or BED. It is a serious, but treatable, mental illness characterized by recurrent episodes of consuming an unusually large amount of food, accompanied by a feeling of a loss of control.
