ArticleBMC women's health2022
Eating disorders and their relationship with menopausal phases among a sample of middle-aged Lebanese women.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Associations between menopause and body image: A systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- A neurodevelopmental model of eating disorder risk in midlife to older adulthood.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026Review
- Understanding vulnerabilities and resilience in binge eating disorder among female population and transgender individuals across the lifespan: a narrative review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Review
- Exploring women's experiences and needs during the climacteric to enhance positive mental health and self-care.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Pitfalls and Strategies for Measuring Menopausal Stage in Eating Disorder Studies of Women in Midlife.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- The impact of carbohydrate quality index on menopausal symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Differences in menopausal quality of life, body appreciation, and body dissatisfaction between women at high and low risk of an eating disorder.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Binge Eating Risk During Midlife and the Menopausal Transition: Sensitivity to Ovarian Hormones as Potential Mechanisms of Risk.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of our study was to evaluate the association between the transition to menopause, body dissatisfaction, and abnormal eating habits (restrained eating, binge eating, and orthorexia nervosa) in a sample of middle-aged Lebanese women.
methodsA cross-sectional study conducted between July 2019 and January 2020 enrolled 1001 women aged 40 years and above from all Lebanese governorates. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews with all participants. The Body dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory‑second version was used to assess body dissatisfaction, whereas the Binge Eating Scale, Dutch Restrained Eating Scale, ORTO-15, Dusseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS), and Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) were used to assess eating disorders (binge eating, restrained eating and orthorexia nervosa respectively. Multivariable analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to compare multiple measures among the three menopausal phases, after adjustment over potential confounding variables (age, monthly income, body mass index, marital status, education level, and body dissatisfaction).
resultsPostmenopause was significantly associated with more orthorexia nervosa tendencies (lower ORTO-15 scores) than premenopause (β = - 1.87; p = 0.022). Perimenopause was associated with more binge eating (β = 1.56; p = 0.031), and less orthorexia nervosa (as measured by the DOS) than premenopause, with this association tending to significance (β = - 1.10; p = 0.051). Furthermore, higher body dissatisfaction was significantly associated with higher restrained eating (β = 0.02; p < 0.001), binge eating (β = 0.48; p < 0.001), and orthorexia nervosa as measured by ORTO-15 (β = - 0.17; p < 0.001) and TOS (β = 0.08; p = 0.002), but not DOS.
conclusionOur study showed that menopausal stages are associated with some disordered eating behaviors (binge eating and orthorexia nervosa) among middle-aged women. Those results may serve as a first step towards spreading awareness among women within this age group regarding eating attitudes. Moreover, healthcare professionals should screen for the presence of disordered eating during those women's routine visits to the clinics.
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