SynthesisInternational journal of obesity (2005)2023
A systematic review with meta-analyses of the relationship between recurrent binge eating and sleep parameters.
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- Recent Advances in Sleep and Circadian Characteristics in Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Last Five Years (2020-2025).Nature and science of sleep · 2026Review
- A comparative neuropsychological assessment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and healthy control: a cross-sectional study in female university students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Clinical and psychological predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea in an Australian adult population with severe and complex obesity.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Eating Disorders in the Workplace.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Disordered Eating Behaviors, Perceived Stress and Insomnia During Academic Exams: A Study Among University Students.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Changes in insomnia and binge-eating symptom severity before and after treatment of eating disorders in individuals with non-low-weight binge-spectrum disorders.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Associations between intraindividual variability in weekday-weekend sleep timing and duration and eating disorder pathology.Eating behaviors · 2025Article
- Machine learning and Bayesian network analyses identifies associations with insomnia in a national sample of 31,285 treatment-seeking college students.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Using item response theory to identify key symptoms of insomnia in a sample of university students with probable eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Article
- Engagement in binge eating and fasting associated with poorer sleep quality in an online sample of adults.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Sleep is the best medicine: assessing sleep, disordered eating, and weight-related functioning.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSleep problems are known to compound the negative effects of other health issues, such as eating disorders and the associated behavior of binge eating. Previous studies suggested associations between binge eating and sleep problems, but the strength of the relationship is unknown.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review with meta-analyses examining the relationship between binge eating and sleep parameters. We searched for studies in Scopus, PubMed, and PsycInfo. The quality of evidence, including risk of bias, was assessed with adaptations of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Quasi-Experimental Studies, depending on study design. Data was synthesized as the difference in sleep between people who did or did not have binge eating.
resultsThirty-one reports of studies met our eligibility criteria. Results are presented in 12 meta-analyses. In the 7 reports of studies (with 4448 participants) that assessed poor overall sleep quality, we found poorer overall sleep quality in people with binge eating compared to people without binge eating, with a standardized mean difference of 0.77 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.61-0.92; P < 0.001), which is a large effect size. In addition, we found evidence that people with binge eating had significantly greater hypersomnia/daytime sleepiness (7 reports of studies with 4370 participants), insomnia (5 reports of studies with 12,733 participants), and difficulty falling asleep (3 reports of studies with 4089 participants) compared to people without binge eating, with moderate effect sizes (standardized mean differences of 0.57-0.66).
conclusionsPeople with binge eating exhibit poorer overall sleep quality compared to people without binge eating, and may also exhibit greater hypersomnia/daytime sleepiness, insomnia, and difficulty falling asleep. It is recommended that healthcare professionals routinely screen for poor overall sleep quality when treating people with binge eating-and address sleep difficulties when present.
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