Binge eating is when a person eats a much larger amount of food in a shorter period of time than he or she normally would and that this happens frequently enough to establish a pattern of behavior. During binge eating, the person also feels a loss of control followed by feelings of failure and depression.  It is now recognized as an eating disorder in its own right by professionals in the field and is included in the DSM V as a separate diagnostic category.

Leftovers, the Ups and Downs of a Compulsive Eater and its companion workbook explores etiology, triggers and treatment options for this painful pattern.  Binge Eating and other Eating Disorders are often reinforced by the incessant message from the media that being thin means being beautiful and being beautiful means being successful.  We believe that the cycle can be broken and the line-up of brilliant presenters at the upcoming BEDA conference makes this a conference NOT to be missed.