ArticleJournal of abnormal psychology2015
Weight suppression in bulimia nervosa: Associations with biology and behavior.
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- Examining weight suppression as a predictor and moderator of intervention outcomes in an eating disorder and obesity prevention trial: A replication and extension study.Behaviour research and therapy · 2021Trial
- Weight Suppression, Brain Reward Response to Food Cues, and Bulimic Behaviours: A Pilot fMRI Study.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Neuropsychological and metabolic interconnectivity in obesity, anorexia and bulimia nervosa - an integrative literature review.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Review
- Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity as a Cause of Dietary Restriction in Eating Disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Weighing in: Clinician and Patient Perspectives on Discussions of Expected Body Weights in Eating Disorder Treatment.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Test of a biobehavioral model linking weight suppression to binge-eating severity via leptin and glucagon-like peptide 1 in bulimia nervosa and related syndromes in women.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Why are so many individuals with bulimia nervosa low in weight suppression?Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Examining Weight Suppression, Leptin Levels, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Response, and Reward-Related Constructs in Severity and Maintenance of Bulimic Syndromes: Protocol and Sample Characteristics for a Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Testing a Reward-Processing Model of Negative Urgency in Women With and Without Binge Eating.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025Article
- The association between cumulative adverse childhood experiences and ultra-processed food addiction is moderated by substance use disorder history among adults seeking outpatient nutrition counseling.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Responsiveness and Reliability of a Sipping Device to Measure Motivation in Normal-Weight Individuals and Bariatric Surgery Patients.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Physiological, body composition, and body mass measures show that a developmental measure of weight suppression is more valid than the traditional measure.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- A novel weight suppression score associates with distinct eating disorder and ultra-processed food symptoms compared to the traditional weight suppression measure among adults seeking outpatient nutrition counseling.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- The moderating role of food cravings in the relationship between weight suppression and eating disorder psychopathology in college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Altered prefrontal activation during the inhibition of eating responses in women with bulimia nervosa.Psychological medicine · 2023Article
- Neuroimaging and neuroendocrine insights into food cravings and appetite interventions in obesity.Psychoradiology · 2023Review
- Reliability and validity of a transdiagnostic measure of reward valuation effort.Psychological assessment · 2022Article
- An empirical examination of appetite hormones and cognitive and behavioral bulimic symptomatology.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- The Role of Negative Affect in Emotional Processing of Food-Related Images in Eating Disorders and Obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Ambivalent Food Craving and Psychobiological Characteristics in Individuals With Weight Suppression.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious eating disorder that can persist for years and contribute to medical complications and increased mortality, underscoring the need to better understand factors maintaining this disorder. Higher levels of weight suppression (WS) have been found to predict both the onset and maintenance of BN; however, no studies have examined mechanisms that may account for the effects of WS on BN. We hypothesized that high WS would lead to reduced leptin levels, which may increase risk of binge eating by modulating reward responses to food. The current study examined the relationship between WS, leptin levels, and the reinforcing value of food in women with BN (n = 32) and noneating disorder controls (n = 30). Participants provided information on WS, completed a fasting blood draw to obtain serum leptin, and completed a progressive ratio task to measure the reinforcing value of food. Individuals with BN had greater WS (p < .01) and reinforcing food value (p < .05) compared with controls. Additionally, higher WS was associated with both lower leptin (p < .05) and increased reinforcing value of food (p < .05). Contrary to hypotheses, BN and control participants did not differ on leptin levels, and leptin levels were not significantly associated with the reinforcing value of food. Findings support that efforts to conform to the thin ideal may alter drive to consume rewarding foods and leave women vulnerable to binge episodes. However, mechanisms through which WS contributes to food reward and binge eating remain unknown.
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