Time-of-day and day-of-week patterns of binge eating and relevant psychological vulnerabilities in binge-eating disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study sought to characterize the temporal patterns of binge eating and theorized maintenance factors among individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED).

Method

Ecological momentary assessment of 112 individuals and mixed-effects models were used to characterize the within- and between-day temporal patterns of eating behaviors (binge eating, loss of control only eating, and overeating only), positive and negative affect, emotion regulation difficulty, and food craving.

Results

Risk for binge eating and overeating only was highest around 5:30 p.m., with additional binge-eating peaks around 12:30 and 11:00 p.m. In contrast, loss of control eating without overeating was more likely to occur before 2:00 p.m. Risk for binge eating, loss of control only

SUBMITTER: Forester G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10600945 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature