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  • abbreviation Alternative form of B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education).
  • abbreviation Initialism of banana equivalent dose.

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Examples

  • The battery charger helps me take the pictures from the anime books and Doujinshi I order which accompany this blog, the bed pad has helped me so that now I only remember bed (however much I might hate the Bed of Death, as it is likely where I am going to die) as someplace where I might be in pain, but the BED doesn't hurt me, the bed cradles me.

    Screw Bronze! 2009

  • Bed blocking reaches highest level for more than six months BED blocking in the Lothians reached its highest level for more than six months in December.

    unknown title 2009

  • Then its bed by 10. 30pm, that's 4.30 in the UK, so stop bloody phoning after then, I'm in BED.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • The battery charger helps me take the pictures from the anime books and Doujinshi I order which accompany this blog, the bed pad has helped me so that now I only remember bed however much I might hate the Bed of Death, as it is likely where I am going to die as someplace where I might be in pain, but the BED doesn’t hurt me, the bed cradles me.

    Little things, big differences Elizabeth McClung 2009

  • The battery charger helps me take the pictures from the anime books and Doujinshi I order which accompany this blog, the bed pad has helped me so that now I only remember bed however much I might hate the Bed of Death, as it is likely where I am going to die as someplace where I might be in pain, but the BED doesn’t hurt me, the bed cradles me.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009

  • However, contrary to this widely held notion, hard data confirming that the presence of BED is indeed a predictor of poor surgical outcomes is sparse.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Binge-Eating and Outcomes in Gastric Bypass Surgery 2009

  • In fact, most published studies, suggest that weight loss results in BED patients may be as good (or in some cases even better) than in patients without BED!

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Binge-Eating and Outcomes in Gastric Bypass Surgery 2009

  • The key differences are that the patient with BED is not eating because of any “need for calories” or physical hunger, is not eating as part of a regular meal or social event, and ends up feeling quite troubled and disgusted at the lack of control (unlike the “hedonic overeater” who truly enjoys splurging on tasty foods and actually feels quite happy and content after a large scrumptious meal).

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Out on a Binge 2008

  • Fortunately, BED is highly responsive to psychotherapy (e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy, group interpersonal therapy, etc.) with various investigators reporting upto 95% reduction in the frequency of binge-eating episodes with almost 80% of patients becoming completely free from binging.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Out on a Binge 2008

  • The bottom line is: “true” BED is common and needs to be treated as a separate and distinct psychiatric disorder before hoping to make any progress in weight management.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Out on a Binge 2008

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