Binge
eating is a disorder that affects both men and women, but men are
underrepresented in research, researchers say. Lead author Dr. Ruth R.
Striegel of Wesleyan University in Connecticut and colleagues found the
medical impact of the disorder is as damaging to men as it is to women,
yet research has shown that the number of men seeking treatment is far
lower than the estimated number of sufferers. Striegel’s team used
cross-sectional data from a sample of 21,743 men and 24,608 women who
participated in a health risk self-assessment screening for obesity,
hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, depression and work productivity
impairment. The study found that out the 46,351 people questioned, 1,630
men and 2,754 women were found to binge eat.
