{"id":31519,"date":"2026-10-23T18:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/binge-eating-disorder-and-arfid-sensory-neuropeptide-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T18:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:55:24","slug":"binge-eating-disorder-and-arfid-sensory-neuropeptide-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/binge-eating-disorder-and-arfid-sensory-neuropeptide-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Binge-Eating Disorder and ARFID: Striatal Dopamine Loops and Sensory Food Ladders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Binge-Eating Disorder (BED) and Avoidant\/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) represent distinct eating disorder phenotypes that lack the compensatory purging behaviors of bulimia. Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)<\/strong>\u2014the most prevalent eating disorder globally\u2014involves recurrent episodes of consuming large amounts of food rapidly past physical fullness in the absence of hunger, accompanied by profound feelings of self-disgust, depression, and guilt, without compensatory purging. In contrast, ARFID<\/strong> is characterized by persistent failure to meet nutritional or energy needs driven not by body image concerns or weight fears, but by three distinct clinical drivers: apparent lack of interest in eating, sensory sensitivity to food characteristics (texture, smell, color), or conditioned fear of aversive consequences (choking, vomiting, gastrointestinal pain). The Binge-Eating Disorder and ARFID Psychoeducation Module<\/strong> delivers 20 structured video lessons covering dopamine reward circuitry, ARFID sensory ladders, and stimulus exposure.<\/p>\n