Binge eating in a Slovenian population-based sample of adults

Abstract

Binge eating is the most common form of disordered eating associated with obesity, reduced quality of life, and medical and psychological comorbidities. It therefore affects the well-being of individuals. This underscores the fact that it is a serious public health problem. The study aimed to investigate binge eating and anxiety across gender, age and body mass index in a large population sample of adults in Slovenia.

Keywords

• binge eating
• anxiety, emotional eating
• obesity
• public health
• hranjenje z izgubo nadzora
• anksioznost
• čustveno hranjenje
• debelost
• javno zdravje