Mayo Clinic Q&A: A Look at Binge Eating Disorder
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is binge eating disorder? I’ve heard of anorexia and bulimia. But I’d never heard binge eating described as a disorder until my nephew was diagnosed with it. How is it treated? ANSWER: Binge eating disorder is a serious health problem that involves eating unusually large amounts of food in a distinct […]
Eating Disorders and Men
Fixations on food and body image aren’t just a woman’s problem Media and popular culture have defined unreal standards of beauty. For men, this often means six-pack abs and looking like Michelangelo’s David. But that ideal image can be destructive. For Elgin resident Robert Allanson and many other men with eating disorders, the fixation on […]
