Birth Control Pill May Increase Risk of Binge Eating — but Self-Monitoring Could Help Reduce the Behavior

Birth Control Pill May Increase Risk of Binge Eating — but Self-Monitoring Could Help Reduce the Behavior

Learn more about oral contraceptives and the impact they can have on disordered eating, and how self-monitoring may help mitigate the effect.

Oral contraceptive pills may increase binge eating in some women

A new study from Michigan State University found increases in binge eating when taking hormone pills in the form of oral contraceptives - but not in all women.

New Study Finds Potential Link Between Birth Control Pills and Increased

A groundbreaking longitudinal study from Michigan State University reveals a nuanced and compelling connection between the use of combined oral contraceptives and the modulation of binge-eating symptoms in women, spotlighting the need for personalized medical approaches in reproductive health. This unprecedented research, which tracked over 400 women across an extended period, uncovers how synthetic hormones […]

Oral Contraceptives Linked to Binge Eating Risk

Active hormone pills in oral contraceptives can increase emotional eating and binge risks in vulnerable women.

expert reaction to study looking at the combined contraceptive pill and binge eating

A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at use of the combined oral contraceptive pill and binge eating.    Rachel Richardson, Methods Support Unit Manager, The Cochrane Collaboration, said: “The authors of this study conclude that there is an association between combined oral contraceptives (COCs) and emotional eating (EE).  However, there are several key limitations in the design of the study and the reporting of the results.  The small n…