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The relationship between binge eating severity, measured by caloric in
take, and amount of body fat, measured by percent of body fat and body
mass index (BMI), was examined in nonpurge binge eating women. Althou
gh there was a low, but significant, relationship between binge eating
severity and BMI, the relationship was not significant between binge
eating severity and percent of body fat, Age and weight cycling were t
he best predictors for percent of body fat, while weight cycling alone
was the best predictor for BMI. It cannot be assumed that caloric int
ake during binge eating is the central cause of obesity in nonpurge bi
nge eating women. (C) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.