Binge Eating Disorder Statistics (US)
Binge eating disorder statistics vary widely.
According to the first nationally representative study of eating disorders in the United States, which appeared in the February 2007 edition of Biological Psychiatry, 3.5 percent of women and 2 percent of men reported suffering from binge eating disorder in their lifetime.
People had the condition for about 8 years.
Here are some binge eating disorder statistics from various other US organisations, which were all obtained from their corresponding websites:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):
According to estimates from community surveys, somewhere between 2 and 5 percent of Americans suffer from binge eating disorder in a 6-month period.
An estimated 35 percent of binge eating disorder sufferers are male.
Mayo Clinic:
It is estimated that between 0.7 and 4 percent of Americans have binge eating disorder.
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders, inc. (ANRED):
According to a study published in Drugs and Therapy Perspectives, binge eating disorder is seen in approximately 1 percent of US women, and in 30 percent of women looking for weight loss treatment.
Studies have shown 1 to 2 million adults (up to 2 percent) in the United States are afflicted with binge eating.
Eating Disorders Coalition:
Approximately 3 percent of Americans have binge eating disorder.
Pale Reflections:
A bingeing relationship with food is reported by 20 percent of young women.
Between 1 and 4 percent of people in the United States experience binge eating disorder.
An estimated 40 percent of binge-eating disorder sufferers are male.
Binge eating disorder usually begins during late adolescence or early twenties.