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Binge eating behaviors reduce the efficacy of weight loss interventions in type 2 diabetes, and dieting itself can be a risk factor for the onset of binge eating.
Be aware that restrictive dieting can trigger binge eating in some patients with type 2 diabetes. If binge eating is present, it will hinder weight loss success. Address this by avoiding punitive language and focusing on positive, varied food choices rather than strict restriction.
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The Look AHEAD research team explored the impact of BE behaviors on the ability to achieve or maintain weight loss, finding that BE reduced weight loss (15). Dieting is a risk factor for the development of binge eating (BE) behaviors (14).
Why this rating
Based on secondary analyses and referenced prospective studies within the trial context.
Source
The Look AHEAD Trial: Translating Lessons Learned Into Clinical Practice and Further Study
Meg G. Salvia · Diabetes Spectrum · 2017
DOI 10.2337/ds17-0016
narrative_review · n=5000Cited 27×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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