Food cravings and loss-of-control eating in youth: Associations with gonadal hormone concentrations.
Megan N ParkerMarian Tanofsky-KraffRoss D CrosbyMeghan E ByrneSarah LeMay-RussellTaylor N SwansonEliana RamirezLisa M ShankKweku G DjanEsther A KwartengLoie M FaulknerShanna B YangAnna ZennoK Karthik ChivukulaScott G EngelSheila M BradySusan Z YanovskiJack A YanovskiPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2021)
FC were related to LOC-eating severity in boys and girls. In the natural environment, gonadal hormones moderated this relationship in girls, but not boys. The mechanisms through which gonadal hormones might affect the relationship between FC and LOC-eating warrant investigation.