Which of the following statements provides a correct description of binge eating

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Which of the following statements provides a correct description of binge eating disorder?

A. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of rapidly consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time associated with a feeling of lack of control over eating as well as shame and guilt but do not lead to purging behaviors.

B. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of randomly consuming different amounts of food all the time associated with a feeling of stress due to eating as well as nausea and vomiting due to mixing different types of foods but may lead to purging behaviors in case if food consumed at night.

C. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of frequently consuming small amounts of food all the time associated with a feeling of hunger due to gastric dysfunction as well as nausea and vomiting due to purging behaviors followed by episodes of fasting and extreme diets.  

D. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of slowly consuming large amounts of food in a long period of time associated with a feeling of happiness due to eating as well as curiosity about tasting new types of foods but may lead to purging behaviors in case if food does not taste good.   

A. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of rapidly consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time associated with a feeling of lack of control over eating as well as shame and guilt but do not lead to purging behaviors.

B. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of randomly consuming different amounts of food all the time associated with a feeling of stress due to eating as well as nausea and vomiting due to mixing different types of foods but may lead to purging behaviors in case if food consumed at night.

C. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of frequently consuming small amounts of food all the time associated with a feeling of hunger due to gastric dysfunction as well as nausea and vomiting due to purging behaviors followed by episodes of fasting and extreme diets.  

D. Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of slowly consuming large amounts of food in a long period of time associated with a feeling of happiness due to eating as well as curiosity about tasting new types of foods but may lead to purging behaviors in case if food does not taste good.   

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is Option A. The first statement correctly summarises the description of binge eating disorder.

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