A comparison of onset of binge eating versus dieting in the development of bulimia nervosa
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A study on bulimia nervosa (BN) is conducted to examine whether dieting is the precursor to the development of binge eating. Culled from retrospective self-reports from women participating in two BN treatment studies, data showed that binge eating prior to dieting onset was associated with earlier age of onset of binge eating, later onset of purging, increased desired weight, and increased actual weight. Binge eating prior to dieting onset was likewise associated with improved response to group cognitive-behavioral treatment. These suggest that dieting is a risk factor, but not necessarily a precursor, to the development of binge eating in BN.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1997
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Eating disorders and psychiatric disorders in the first-degree relatives of obese probands with binge eating disorder and obese non-binge eating disorder controls
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It has not been possible to identify a familial tendency for binge eating disorder (BED) or any important familial relationships between BED and other eating disorders. This research also did not back up the hypothesis of coaggregation of other psychiatric disorders with BED. Interesting information was obtained about differences in the occurrence of eating disorders by generation, and the results suggested that family environment could play a role in the development of BED.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1999
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Food preparation and energy intake in a feeding laboratory study of subjects with binge eating disorder
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A study found that the number and amount of foods presented have an influence on the amount of food eaten during overeating or binge eating.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2001
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