Comments on: Bingeing Is Most Common Eating Disorder http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/06/bingeing-is-most-common-eating-disorder/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:51:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: iportion http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/06/bingeing-is-most-common-eating-disorder/#comment-92132 iportion Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:26:15 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1094#comment-92132 <p>Some extreme binge eaters due have mental problems but not all binge eating is due to the same issues. Some binge eaters have depredation binges, some might be undiagnosed bulimics So they might be classifying different disorders in one large group.</p> Some extreme binge eaters due have mental problems but not all binge eating is due to the same issues.
Some binge eaters have depredation binges, some might be undiagnosed bulimics
So they might be classifying different disorders in one large group.

]]> By: Pero http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2007/03/06/bingeing-is-most-common-eating-disorder/#comment-92013 Pero Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1094#comment-92013 <p>Notice that this article is published on the site that has financial interest in binging being declared a mental disorder? This, in itself, does not make the article findings incorrect, but definitely makes them suspect. </p> <p>Another thing that makes the findings suspect is the following puzzle. If binging is a "regular" mental disorder (like schizophrenia, for example) one wonders why it does not occur in the same numbers in Africa as it does in developed countries. Same applies for bulimia and anorexia, of course.</p> <p>Here is my problem with this approach: instead of looking for solutions (why is a subset of population in the developed world more likely to behave this way?) we re-label the problem and make everybody feel better (it is not my fault). Why are we even concerned about faults?</p> Notice that this article is published on the site that has financial interest in binging being declared a mental disorder? This, in itself, does not make the article findings incorrect, but definitely makes them suspect.

Another thing that makes the findings suspect is the following puzzle. If binging is a “regular” mental disorder (like schizophrenia, for example) one wonders why it does not occur in the same numbers in Africa as it does in developed countries. Same applies for bulimia and anorexia, of course.

Here is my problem with this approach: instead of looking for solutions (why is a subset of population in the developed world more likely to behave this way?) we re-label the problem and make everybody feel better (it is not my fault). Why are we even concerned about faults?

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