Addiction to ultra-processed foods as a mediator between psychological stress and emotional eating during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jasmin B. Stariolo, Thayane C. Lemos, Neha Khandpur, Mirtes G. Pereira, Leticia de Oliveira, Izabela Mocaiber, Taiane C. Ramos, Isabel A. David
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic induced psychological distress, which is linked to emotional eating and symptoms of addiction to ultra-processed foods (UPFs). This study aimed to investigate whether symptoms of addiction to UPFs mediate the relationship between psychological stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic and emotional eating behaviour. A cross-sectional online study was conducted from May to November 2021 among 368 undergraduate Brazilian students. The participants answered demographic questions and completed validated scales, including the Coronavirus Stress Measure, Modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 and Emotional Eating Questionnaire. Mediation analysis was employed to examine the hypothesised relationships. The results revealed a significant indirect effect, indicating that symptoms of food addiction mediated the association between perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and emotional eating behaviour. Specifically, 61% of the influence of perceived stress on emotional eating during the pandemic was explained by symptoms of UPF addiction. These findings suggest that addressing symptoms of UPF addiction could be pivotal in public health strategies aimed at promoting healthy eating habits among distressed undergraduate students in the post-COVID-19 era.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间,超加工食品成瘾是心理压力与情绪化饮食之间的中介因素
2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行诱发了心理压力,而心理压力与情绪化饮食和超加工食品(UPFs)成瘾症状有关。本研究旨在探讨对超标加工食品成瘾的症状是否对COVID-19大流行导致的心理压力与情绪化进食行为之间的关系起到中介作用。该研究于 2021 年 5 月至 11 月在 368 名巴西本科生中开展了一项横断面在线研究。参与者回答了人口统计学问题,并完成了验证量表,包括冠状病毒压力测量、改良耶鲁食物成瘾量表 2.0 和情绪化进食问卷。研究采用了中介分析法来检验假设的关系。结果显示,食物成瘾症状在 COVID-19 大流行期间感知到的压力与情绪化进食行为之间存在明显的间接效应。具体来说,在大流行期间,61%的感知压力对情绪化进食的影响是由 UPF 上瘾症状所解释的。这些研究结果表明,在后COVID-19时代,解决UPF成瘾症状可能是旨在促进处于困境中的大学生养成健康饮食习惯的公共卫生策略的关键。
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