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Food addiction can be as addictive as alcohol or drugs. In the U.S., binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder, affecting 3.5 percent of women, 2 percent of and up to 1.6 percent of adolescents, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). If you or someone you love is counted among this number, it’s important to know that recovery from BED doesn’t happen in a single moment. Sustained recovery, says NEDA, requires planning and ongoing support.
BlackDoctor.org spoke with Dr. Rachel Goldman, a licensed psychologist specializing in weight management and disordered eating, about binge eating disorder and preventing a relapse. Dr. Goldman is currently a senior psychologist at the Bellevue Center for Obesity and Weight Management and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine.
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source: BlackDoctor.org
