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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Binge Eating Disorder Is a Social Justice Issue: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Study of Binge Eating Disorder Experts' Opinions.

Brenna Bray, Chris Bray, Ryan Bradley, Heather Zwickey

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Importance of Considering Personal Recovery for Eating Disorders.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026
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  2. Design, Implement, Sustain: Advancing Program-Led Interventions for Binge Eating, a Narrative Review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026
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  4. A Bifactor Measure of Societal Stigma Toward Eating Disorders and Obesity: Scale Development and Validation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  14. Food insecurity and binge-eating disorder in early adolescence.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brenna BrayHelfgott Research Institute, National University of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR 97201, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5170-7434
Chris BrayWilder Research Division, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul, MN 55104, USA.
Ryan BradleyHelfgott Research Institute, National University of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
Heather ZwickeyHelfgott Research Institute, National University of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
National University of Natural Medicine · USWilderShares (United States) · US

Funding

Building Research across Interdisciplinary Gaps (BRIDG) R90 Training Program - Administrative SupplementR90AT008924 · NCCIH · NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL MEDICINE · PI BRADLEY, RYAN D, ZWICKEY, HEATHER LEA · 2015 to 2025
$5.2M
Mentorship in Clinical Complementary and Integrative Health ResearchK24AT011568 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BRADLEY, RYAN D · 2021 to 2025
$762k
NCCIH NIH HHS K24 AT011568NCCIH NIH HHS R90 AT008924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBinge eating disorder is an autonomous DSM-V diagnosis characterized by discrete rapid consumption of objectively large amounts of food without compensation, associated with loss of control and distress. Environmental factors that contribute to binge eating disorder continue to evolve. This mixed-methods cross-sectional study assessed whether there is consensus among experts in the field about environmental factors that influence adult binge eating disorder pathology.

methodsFourteen expert binge eating disorder researchers, clinicians, and healthcare administrators were identified internationally based on federal funding, PubMed-indexed publications, active practice in the field, leadership in relevant societies, and/or clinical and popular press distinction. Semi-structured interviews were recorded anonymously and analyzed by ≥2 investigators using reflexive thematic analysis and quantification.

resultsIdentified themes included: (1) systemic issues and systems of oppression (100%); (2) marginalized and under-represented populations (100%); (3) economic precarity and food/nutrition insecurity/scarcity (93%); (4) stigmatization and its psychological impacts (93%); (5) trauma and adversity (79%); (6) interpersonal factors (64%); (7) social messaging and social media (50%); (8) predatory food industry practices (29%); and (9) research/clinical gaps and directives (100%).

conclusionsOverall, experts call for policy changes around systemic factors that abet binge eating and for greater public education about who can have binge eating disorder. There is also a call to take and account for the narratives and life experiences of individuals with binge eating disorder to better inform our current understanding of the diagnosis and the environmental factors that impact it.

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Binge-Eating DisorderBulimiaAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersHumansSocial Justicebinge eatingbinge eating disorderdiversity inclusioneconomic insecurityfood scarcityminorityoppressionsocial mediastigmatrauma

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