Binge eaters: a comparison of eating patterns of those who admit to binging and those who do not.
The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of undiagnosed bulimic or pre-bulimic behaviours in a normal, but high risk population. A questionnaire eliciting information about eating habits and potential binge episodes, demographic background, and information about height and weight was completed by 479 college students. Subjects were designated as a non-binger, a non-labelled binger, or labelled binger according to their responses. Consistent with previous literature, findings showed a high prevalence of bulimia in the young, female, middle income population. Findings also revealed a group of students who described frequent binge episodes but did not consider themselves to have an eating disorder in that they did not label themselves as 'binge eaters' (the non-labelled binge group).
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities