Can you be thin and have a binge eating disorder?

it's impossible to tell whether someone has an eating disorder purely from their outside appearance and/or body type. so, YES, yes you CAN be thin and still have a binge eating disorder. binge eating disorder is characterized by eating large quantities of food in a short amount of time, generally as a coping mechanism. eating disorders are mental illnesses, and the binge eating itself is one of the symptoms. if someone has an unhealthy and toxic relationship with food that causes them to follow a binging cycle, then it's entirely possible that they might have binge eating disorder, regardless of how they look.

Absolutely - Eating disorders are mental illness, you can be severely underweight or overweight, but that doesn't mean you have an eating disorder. An eating disorder is identified by certain behavioural characteristics and though processes. Regardless of size, you can have a binge eating disorder.

Yes you can be thin and have a binge eating disorder. If you feel like you have an eating disorder please seek help.

Yes. Your weight doesn't define any disorders a person can have. A thin person can have a binge eating disorder, the weight doesn't define what they may be struggling with.

Yes your weight doesn't exactly define any disorder that you have

Yes you can. Often BED range from small binges to catastrophic binges. Genetic makeup also plays a part in it. If you have a increased metabolic rate this helps flush the food of your body quicker. Generally people who suffer from BED are have an average bmi or a "overweight" bmi, but there are always exceptions because very body is different.

Yes you can. Eating disorders don't discriminate, it can affect anyone with any kind of body type ..

Of course. There are no size or weight qualifiers for any eating disorder. These diseases do not discriminate.

Yes. It doesn't matter what you look like. Anyone can have an eating disorder no matter what your weight is or who you are.

Yes! Eating disorders do not discriminate, and every one is different. There is no certain "look" of someone with an eating disorder.