A common conviction is that binge eating manifests in response to excessive dietary restriction.

Restraint theory, which has gained significant support among researchers and clinicians, posits that…

A better understanding of what constitutes binge eating among youths may produce more consistent findings across studies and help target children in need of intervention for overweight or more severe…

Weight Loss Treatment

The pediatric literature examining binge eating in relation to weight loss treatment outcome is limited. Epstein and colleagues found no significant changes in binge eating behaviors following family-based…

Fewer studies of binge eating have been conducted with young children, particularly among non-treatment-seeking samples.  A recent study of 6-year-old children living in Germany found that 2% of children engaged in binge…

Regardless of demographic variables,  adolescents who report binge eating are more likely to manifest disordered eating cognitions,  depressive symptoms, poor family and social functioning, and emotional stress than those who do not (French…

Epidemiologic Studies
A number of large studies, including school and community adolescent samples using survey measures, have reported high rates of binge eating in the absence of full-syndrome…

To date,  a relatively small literature on binge eating among youths exists. This lack of research may be due, in part, to the possibility that childhood binge eating may…