An individual who regularly consumes excessively large amounts of food but does not purge or use other measures to lose the weight they have gained is suffering from
A) bulimia nervosa.
B) anorexia nervosa.
C) binge-eating disorder.
D) night-eating syndrome.

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This individual is exhibiting symptoms of binge-eating disorder, which is characterized by recurrent episodes of excessive food consumption without purging or other weight-loss measures. Bulimia nervosa involves a cycle of binge-eating followed by purging behaviors, while anorexia nervosa involves restriction of food intake leading to low body weight. Night-eating syndrome involves consuming the majority of one's daily food intake during the night.

An Individual Who Regularly Consumes Excessively Large Amounts of Food