Is the binge-eating disorder a circadian disorder?

PLANO, SANTIAGO A.; SONEIRA, SEBASTIÁN; TORTELLO, CAMILA; GOLOMBEK, DIEGO A.

Frontiers in Nutrition

Frontiers Media S.A.

Año: 2022 vol. 9

We conducted a systematic search combining binge eating studies with circadian/sleep analyses to assess the main aspects of the BED and its relationship with the circadian system. This was conducted on the electronic database MEDLINE/PubMed using the search string (binge eating) AND [(circadian) or (rhythm)]. We searched the literature references to find additional articles. We kept only the papers that treat binge eating as a disorder and not as a component of other disorders, such as the binge eating episodes in bulimia nervosa. In view of the scarce literature on the subject, here we propose a call to action for examining circadian patterns in more detail within BED.