ArticleJAMA pediatrics2013
Longitudinal associations between binge eating and overeating and adverse outcomes among adolescents and young adults: does loss of control matter?
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167 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 292 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Relationship between Binge Drinking and Binge Eating in Adolescence and Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of binge eating, loss of control eating, and weight loss in children and adolescents.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
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- Tailored online eating disorder prevention and health promotion for women: results of a dissemination trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Binge-eating adolescent treatment (BEAT) - findings from a pilot study on effects and acceptance of a blended treatment program for youth with loss of control eating.BMC psychology · 2023Trial
- Pediatric weight management interventions improve prevalence of overeating behaviors.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Trial
- Efficacy and safety of dasotraline in adults with binge-eating disorder: a randomized, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose clinical trial.CNS spectrums · 2021Trial
- Increased brain and behavioural susceptibility to portion size in children with loss of control eating.Pediatric obesity · 2019Trial
- A randomized, comparative pilot trial of family-based interpersonal psychotherapy for reducing psychosocial symptoms, disordered-eating, and excess weight gain in at-risk preadolescents with loss-of-control-eating.The International journal of eating disorders · 2017Trial
- Impact of Age and Race on Outcomes of a Program to Prevent Excess Weight Gain and Disordered Eating in Adolescent Girls.Nutrients · 2017Trial
- Excess weight gain prevention in adolescents: Three-year outcome following a randomized controlled trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2017Trial
- Effect of adapted interpersonal psychotherapy versus health education on mood and eating in the laboratory among adolescent girls with loss of control eating.The International journal of eating disorders · 2016Trial
- Hedonic hunger prospectively predicts onset and maintenance of loss of control eating among college women.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2016Trial
- Examination of central body fat deposition as a risk factor for loss-of-control eating.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2015Trial
- Targeted prevention of excess weight gain and eating disorders in high-risk adolescent girls: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2014Trial
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- A 10-year Longitudinal Study: The Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Mental Health Indicators, and Binge Eating Symptoms among Emerging Adults.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- A genetically informed cross-lagged twin study of the longitudinal association between addiction-related behaviors and obesity.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Intermittency and Predictability of a Cafeteria Diet Shape Food Intake, Adiposity, and Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Rats.Nutrients · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the association between overeating (without loss of control) and binge eating (overeating with loss of control) and adverse outcomes.
designProspective cohort study.
settingAdolescents and young adults living throughout the United States.
participantsSixteen thousand eight hundred eighty-two males and females participating in the Growing Up Today Study who were 9 to 15 years old at enrollment in 1996. MAIN EXPOSURE: Overeating and binge eating assessed via questionnaire every 12 to 24 months between 1996 and 2005.
main outcome measuresRisk of becoming overweight or obese, starting to binge drink frequently, starting to use marijuana, starting to use other drugs, and developing high levels of depressive symptoms. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate associations. All models controlled for age and sex; additional covariates varied by outcome.
resultsAmong this large cohort of adolescents and young adults, binge eating was more common among females than males. In fully adjusted models, binge eating, but not overeating, was associated with incident overweight/obesity (odds ratio, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.11-2.69) and the onset of high depressive symptoms (odds ratio, 2.19; 95% CI, 1.40-3.45). Neither overeating nor binge eating was associated with starting to binge drink frequently, while both overeating and binge eating predicted starting to use marijuana and other drugs.
conclusionsAlthough any overeating, with or without loss of control, predicted the onset of marijuana and other drug use, we found that binge eating is uniquely predictive of incident overweight/obesity and the onset of high depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that loss of control is an important indicator of severity of overeating episodes.
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