Top 3 Whys of binge behavior

eating is usually provoked by one of the following factors (or a combination of all three):

1. Psychological

This includes various mental health disorders, like depression, or a bouquet of negative emotions (like boredom, anxiety, sadness) that may cause binge eating disorder.

2. Biological

It can be something that runs in your family and is often triggered by certain eating habits (when too much accent is placed on food or when it is used as a reward) that can be traced throughout different generations. In such case, researchers say, an unnatural behavior of hormones that control hunger and are responsible for blood sugar levels and body metabolism can be observed.

3. Environmental

Unnatural food cravings can be a result of side-effects of some psychiatric and other medications, including certain hormonal treatments. Meds can provoke appetite or mess with a person's ability to sense when they are already full.

Here’s a closer look at the more specific and most common examples that can be guilty as charged when it comes to binges:

Calorie restrictions  

If you struggle with overnight binges, you may be skipping meals or not eating enough during the day. If it’s true, your solution is the easy one: just do your best to spread your food intake evenly throughout the day.

However, if you blatantly deprive yourself of certain foods, it will inevitably backfire. And when you finally get to that slice of pizza you won’t get away with just a bite, you’ll have one irresistible binge on your hands.

• Elevated levels of ghrelin that controls your appetite and food intake can be often linked to binge eating, especially late at night.
• Leptin generally keeps appetite under control, unless its level in the body is dramatically low. Some researchers say, however, that obese people become less responsive to