Obesity and Eating Disorders

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Written by: Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist and certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor in psychotherapy.

First version: 26 Nov 2006. Latest revision: 26 Nov 2006.

Is overweight an eating disorder?

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No, overweight is not an eating disorder but overweight can be caused by an eating disorder called the binge eating syndrome. Here . There are also other causes of overweight. Here .

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