Longitudinal associations between circulating interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in childhood, and eating disorders and disordered eating in adolescence.

CONCLUSIONS: There was little evidence of an association between CRP and IL-6 and adolescent eating disorder outcomes. The inverse association observed between CRP and binge eating was unexpected, so caution is needed when interpreting it. One possible explanation is that higher CRP levels could have a protective role for disordered eating by affecting appetitive traits.
PMID: 32755646 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - August 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Solmi F, Bulik CM, De Stavola BL, Dalman C, Khandaker GM, Lewis G Tags: Brain Behav Immun Source Type: research