Adolescents who periodically and compulsively overeat, quickly consuming large amounts of food, and feel out of control are said to be suffering from ____________.

This is a situation in which a person consumes abnormally large food in one meal and are unable to control it.It occurs mostly in adolescents.It involves eating fast and eating lots of food due to anxiety and depression most of the time. A person is said to be binge eat when it occurs at least once a week for 3 months. It is an expressive psychological disorder which is genetic in almost half of patients.

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Answer: eating disorder called binge eating disorder

Explanation: this occurs mostly among adolescent of between the age of 13-16years. It's is characterized by consistent eating of food and usually the person with this disorder feels out of control. When they are full, they they do not induce vomiting to get reed of food in their stomach instead they normally hide to eat. People with this disorder always eat very fast, are upset when they stop eating and this can lead to obesity and other health issues. It occurs in boys and girls and most people who has this disorder uses the food as escape mechanism or to cope with pressure, emotions and stress.