Anzhaer Aihemaiti,Xinwei Chen,Renchuan Zhu

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is not merely a disturbance in eating behavior; the emotional eating it triggers constitutes a critical pathway that compromises an individual's mental health. This article aims to explore how BED affects mental health through the mechanism of emotional eating, analyzing the underlying pathways from both psychological and physiological dimensions, including impaired inhibitory control, dysregulation of the reward system, and the modulatory role of the gut-brain axis. Building on this analysis, the article proposes educational implications for students in higher vocational colleges and undergraduate universities, emphasizing the integration of mindfulness training, healthy dietary interventions, and a multidisciplinary support system to interrupt the vicious cycle of emotional eating and promote comprehensive physical and mental health development among students.

Binge Eating Disorder; Emotional Eating; Mental Health; College Students; Mindfulness

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