“…Population‐based studies among adults from US and Europe have found a lifetime prevalence of BED in women around 1–5% (F. R. E. Smink, Van Hoeken, Oldehinkel, & Hoek, 2014, Brownley et al, 2016; Cossrow et al, 2016; Keski‐Rahkonen & Mustelin, 2016; Kornstein, 2017; Dahlgren, Stedal, & Wisting, 2018; Udo & Grilo, 2018), and a female‐to‐male ratio of three women for every one man (Erskine & Whiteford, 2018; Kessler et al, 2013). In adult populations BED has repeatedly been found to be correlated with overweight and obesity, and with somatic health problems also including non‐weight‐related disorders (Kober & Boswell, 2018; McCuen‐Wurst, Ruggieri, & Allison, 2018; Thornton et al, 2017; Udo & Grilo, 2019; Wassenaar, Friedman, & Mehler, 2019), as well as with substantial psychiatric co‐morbidity, including anxiety and mood disorders, disorders of impaired impulse‐control (e.g., attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and substance abuse), personality disorders, and suicidal and self‐harm behaviors (Kessler et al, 2013; Zerwas et al, 2015; Citrome, 2017; Kober & Boswell, 2018; Udo & Grilo, 2019; Treasure, Duarte, & Schmidt, 2020;). A high degree of body dissatisfaction and low self‐esteem has been identified in adults seeking treatment for BED, with more body dissatisfaction seen in women and lower self‐esteem in men (Grilo & Masheb, 2005).…”