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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
For the first time, eating disorders have been linked to adult-onset diabetes.
A large survey study of more than 52,000 adults in 19 countries showed that individuals with binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa were more than twice as likely to have diabetes.
The study also showed that individuals with depression or intermittent explosive disorder were 30% and 60%, respectively, more likely than those without these disorders to have a diabetes diagnosis.
Lead investigator Peter de Jonge, PhD, told Medscape Medical New that the "particularly strong association" found between eating disorders and diabetes was surprising to him.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/820448
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A large survey study of more than 52,000 adults in 19 countries showed that individuals with binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa were more than twice as likely to have diabetes.
The study also showed that individuals with depression or intermittent explosive disorder were 30% and 60%, respectively, more likely than those without these disorders to have a diabetes diagnosis.
Lead investigator Peter de Jonge, PhD, told Medscape Medical New that the "particularly strong association" found between eating disorders and diabetes was surprising to him.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/820448
(free registration required)