This eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating without the purging behavior of bulimia.

Behavioral Signs:
• Bingeing.
• Eating large amounts of food when not hungry.
• Restriction of activities because of embarrassment about weight.
• Going from one diet to the next.
• Eating little in public while maintaining a high weight.
• Abuse of alcohol or other substances.

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Physiological Signs:

• Weight-related hypertension.
• Fatigue.
• Weight gain.
• Fellings of guilt, shame and disgust about overeating.

Attitude Shifts:

• Feelings about self based on weight and control of eating.
• Fantasizing about being a better person when thin.
• Feeling tormented by eating habits.
• Social and professional failures attributed to weight.
• Weight is the focus of life.