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Mar012012
When teenage dieting leads to adult binge eating (and when it doesn’t)
Posted on
March 1, 2012 by
Sumati Gupta, PhD


Binge eating in adulthood is often associated with dieting as a teen. Of course most people who diet do not go on to develop binge eating or other eating disorders. However, for those who do – what sets them apart from the rest? What’s different about people who diet and later develop binge eating compared to others who do not? A new study released online last week identified 2 key factors in the relationship between dieting and binge eating.