Structural equation modeling of food craving across the menstrual cycle using behavioral, neuroendocrine, and metabolic factors.

Objective: To identify associations between circulating endocannabinoids and craving during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. This report is a secondary analysis of a trial registered in clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01407692.

Estradiol, SHBG and leptin interplay with food craving and intake across the menstrual cycle.

Objective: To understand the association between ovarian hormones, non-acute satiety hormones and craving calorie dense foods in the luteal phase.

Methods: 17 premenopausal women, mean age 23.2 y, mean BMI 22.