Regulation of Cues vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating and Weight Loss Among Veterans

Can the regulation of cues (ROC) treatment reduce binge eating and weight among veterans more than cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?In this randomized clinical trial with 129 veterans with binge eating and overweight or obesity, analysis showed that ROC reduced binge eating and weight more than CBT during the 5 months of treatment, and the binge eating reductions, but not weight reductions, were maintained at the 6-month follow-up. Results were more pronounced in individuals with binge eating disorder.These finding suggest that the ROC program targeting appetitive traits could be an effective treatment to reduce binge eating among veterans, although trials with longer follow-up are needed.

Corresponding Author: Kerri N. Boutelle, PhD, Departments of Pediatrics, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, MC 0874, La Jolla, CA 92093 (kboutelle@ucsd.edu).

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