Longitudinal association between binge eating and metabolic syndrome in adults: Findings from the ELSA-Brasil cohort.
Francesca SolmiArlinda Barbosa MorenoGlyn LewisMaria Angélica NunesMaria de Jesus Mendes da FonsecaRosane Harter GriepPublished in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2021)
Individuals who binge eat are at increased risk of metabolic syndrome via increased BMI, and of hypertriglyceridemia and hypertension independently of BMI. If these are causal associations, effective interventions for binge eating could also have beneficial effects on metabolic health outcomes.