1. Daily variations in cortisol levels and binge eating disorder
- Author
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Sarah C. Sitton, Patricia M. Porn, and Stephanie Shaeffer
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hydrocortisone ,Hunger ,050109 social psychology ,Body Mass Index ,Binge-eating disorder ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Bulimia ,Cortisol level ,General Psychology ,Morning ,Binge eating ,Depression ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,05 social sciences ,050301 education ,medicine.disease ,Circadian Rhythm ,Affect ,Mood ,Endocrinology ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,0503 education ,hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists - Abstract
Morning and afternoon levels of cortisol for 73 volunteers (67 women and 6 men) were compared in relation to their Binge Eating Disorder scores, Body Mass Indexes, and self-reports of mood and hunger. Cortisol level was not significantly correlated with binge eating or mood or hunger for either time period. However, it was inversely related to body mass, with lower cortisol levels associated with greater body mass.
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- 2003