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The diagnostic criteria utilized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) published by the American Psychiatric Association includes repetitive episodes of binge eating (a discrete episode of overeating during which the individual feels out of control of consumption) in conjunction with feelings of having no control over the act of eating. Binges are then compensated for by excessive or inappropriate measures taken to avoid gaining weight. The diagnosis is made only when the behavior is not a part of the symptom complex of anorexia nervosa and when the behavior reflects an overemphasis on physical mass or appearance.