Abstract
Objective: The purpose of the study was to compare energy intake and food selection of laboratory binge eating episodes in obese women with and without binge eating disorder (BED). Method: Twenty women, 12 meeting BED criteria, and 8 BMI and age matched obese controls, engaged in a laboratory binge eating episode. Results: BED participants consumed significantly more total food in kilocalories than the non-BED obese group and more kilocalories of fat. However, there were no differences between the groups in the proportion of calories from any macronutrient. There was a nonsignificant trend for the BED group to consume more total grams of food. During the binge, the BED group consumed more dairy products. Conclusion: Results of the study confirmed that women with BED consumed significantly more total food in kilocalories than the non-BED obese women when they were allowed to have a binge eating episode in a laboratory selling.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-71 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Eating Disorders |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2007 |
Keywords
- Binge eating disorder
- Energy intake
- Food selection
- Obesity