Discussion
REMISSION
The present study examined the plasma profile of lipids, glucose, and thyroid hormones in women with BN or BED, effect from treatment and any possible differences in effect between CBT or PED-t, as well as the impact of pre-treatment diagnosis or status of remission. Overall, the mean levels of blood lipids and thyroid levels were within a normative range; yet, at pre-treatment more than a third had lipid values above the recommended levels for TC and LDL-c, and low HDL was more frequent among women with BED compared to women with BN. Moreover, we observed significantly higher TC and TSH among participants with BED as compared to patients with BN at last follow-up. While lipids were acutely improved after a period with treatment, there were neither any sustainable change, nor any differences between PED-t and the CBT on any of the outcomes. Rather, TC/HDL ratio was increasing throughout the period with treatment and follow-up, with a significant higher ratio at last measurement. Being in 