Metabolic disorders are approximately three times more prevalent in individuals with bipolar disorder than in the general population.


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Relationship Between Bipolar Disorder and Metabolic Disorders

Anouar Khayachi, Abraham Nunes, Martin Alda, Guy A. Rouleau,
The overlooked role of metabolic disorders in bipolar disorder,
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,
Volume 174,
2025,
106203,
ISSN 0149-7634,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106203.

The Overlooked Role of Metabolic Disorders in Bipolar Disorder Reference

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes those impacted to shift back and forth between depression and mania.

Bipolar Disorder

Metabolic disorders are conditions that disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy. These disorders often involve problems with how the body responds to/produces insulin, can impair glucose metabolism, and increases the risk of other health complications. 

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