Link Between Pregnancy & Binge Eating?
I’ve been trying to catch up with the latest on binge eating since I got back in town. There’s a lot of buzz going on right now about pregnant women and binge eating, so naturally this piqued my interest.
A study was published in the 2007 issue of Psychological Medicine about the relationship of binge eating and being pregnant. Over 100,000 women were included in this study and researchers noticed that binge eating developed during pregnancy.
Of course they are not referring to the usual cravings that pregnant women experience. The researchers found that women who had binge eating disorder prior to becoming pregnant still binged. In fact, more of them continued their bingeing behavior than going into remission. They also found that more women who didn’t binge before becoming pregnant were likely to develop binge eating during the pregnancy. Lower education levels plus lower income households were the main factors of the pregnant binge eaters.
Since there is not one particular reason why binge eating develops in women, the researchers will continue the study by looking at the women and their children over time. Hopefully this will give some additional insight to binge eating disorder.
I’m excited to follow this study to learn further information about binge eating disorder.
Are any of y’all currently pregnant or have been pregnant in the past and found this study to be true in your own life? If so, please share.
my binging did not start until after my pregnancy. I often wonder if the stress of a little one and the lack of sleep is what may have caused me to start.
My binge eating stopped when I was pregnant. I had so much less cravings. I felt full immediately, and actually satisfied when I stopped. Weird.. but as soon as the baby was born, I went back to my habits.
Oh wow, I started binging while first pregnant. It was so out of control I gained 46kgs in 9 months. Before that I was fit and healthy and in control of my eating. I lost over half the weight until I got pregnant again and gained 37kgs (I tried to control it that time). Now I have a very unhealthy relationship with food.
I dont agree with the lower education and income levels being factors as it didn’t apply to me.
I think it’s a stess thing and a need to escape from the sometimes druggery of motherhood.
Hi Kirstin, Thank you so much for this wonderful blog, all your information is really helpful and your beautiful pics are so inspiring! You and you husband look so happy and you look so beautiful, slim and healthy. I’m really pleased for you both. Your new home is so lovely, can’t wait to see more pics when you have your decorating all finished! I plan to use this blog to help my binging, I’m not binging now everyday or every week etc but there are times when I get an attack but I am able to stop myself at times, thanks to you Kirstin. Enjoy your new home and your exciting new life with your wonderful husband you deserve it. Thanks for being here for me. Love Gail xoxo