Figure 2.
Changes in ovarian hormone levels and risk for binge eating (BE) across the menstrual cycle. Ovarian hormone levels and risk for binge eating change in predictable patterns across the menstrual cycle in women. Risk for binge eating and emotional eating is lowest during ovulation, when estradiol peaks and progesterone is low, and greatest during the midluteal phase, when progesterone peaks and estradiol is moderate