Binge eating in Men – New York Times
There is an interesting article on today’s health section of the New York Times. You may have to subscribe to see the 
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Here are some details of this story:
- Binge eating is a pattern of continuous eating where an excessive amount of food is eaten uncontrollably.
- One may eat two, three , four hamburgers in one sitting for example.
- There are numerous reasons’ why men binge; stress, happiness sadness, boredom, etc.
- The basic reason binge eating occurs is because it just feels so good – like a drug.
- Anorexia and bulimia are other eating disorders that mostly affect women. Binge eating however, affects both sexes equally.
- While women typically seek help for this disorder, men don’t.
- Binge eating leads to other disorders like metabolic syndrome, hypertension, a big waist size compared to hips – all of which lead to prostate cancer and prostate cancer recurrence, enlarged prostate and heart disease.
A Great book on one man’s struggle with binge eating: Good Eater: The True Story of One Man’s Struggle With Binge Eating Disorder – By Ron Saxen
Bottom line: Binge eating needs to be addressed. It leads to other conditions that often cause premature mortality.
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