Recurrent episodes of eating significantly more food in a shorter period than most people would eat in a similar period WITHOUT compensatory behavior (that is,purging)is a characteristic of which eating disorders?

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Recurrent episodes of binge eating without compensatory behavior is a characteristic of binge eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by restrictive eating and fear of weight gain, while bulimia nervosa involves binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging, fasting, or excessive exercise.

Recurrent Episodes of Eating Significantly More Food in a Shorter