One of the most recent eating disorders recognized by the DSM5 is Binge Eating Disorder or BED. As with any eating disorder, BED results in distress and lack of control when it comes to food. It all comes down to deciding if one really needs food, as when hunger increases, or if one simply enjoys eating, as the result of when food is used as a reward mechanism. While one sensation is natural in the human experience, the other is an incentive system manufactured for neurological amplification of pleasure. In this paper, I will discuss the different brain mechanisms between sensory pleasure amplification and satisfying biological needs, i.e. reward versus hunger, respectively. I will then explain how the differences between the two systems may
