Relationship between emotional eating and nutritional intake in adult women with overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study.

IF 4.4 2区医学 Q1 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Nutrition Journal Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI:10.1186/s12937-024-01030-3

Hadis Zare, Habibollah Rahimi, Abdollah Omidi, Faezeh Nematolahi, Nasrin Sharifi

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Abstract

Background: Emotional eating (EE) is particularly prevalent in overweight or obese women, who may turn to food as a way to cope with stress, sadness, or anxiety. Limited research has been conducted on the association between EE and nutritional intake. Therefore, present study was designed to explore this association in adult women with overweight and obesity.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the relationship between EE and nutritional intake in 303 overweight and obese women (aged 18-50 years) was examined. The researchers used the validated semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to assess participants' nutritional intake and the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) to evaluate their eating behavior. To determine the association between EE and nutritional intake, we employed the multiple linear regression analysis.

Results: The frequency of high intensity EE was 64.4% among the study participants and the mean total score of EE subscale of DBEQ was 2.32 ± 0.81. The total score of EE was positively associated with the energy intake (β = 0.396, P = 0.007), even after adjusting for age and BMI. In addition, a significant inverse association was found between the score of EE and the daily intake of calcium (β= -0.219, P = 0.026), riboflavin (β= -0.166, P = 0.043), and vitamin B12 (β= -0.271, P = 0.035), independent from energy and age. Also the results showed a significant positive association between the score of EE and the frequency of daily intake of cracker, muffin, cake, cream cake, pastry, candy, ice cream, pickles, melon, hydrogenated vegetable oil, peanut, salted and roasted seeds, and corn-cheese puff snack.

Conclusion: This study found that overweight or obese women with higher intensity of EE might have a higher intake of energy and a lower intake of dietary calcium, riboflavin and vitamin B12. Integrating a balanced diet with psychotherapy is suggested to help individuals with EE reducing the urge to eat in response to emotions.

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超重和肥胖成年女性的情绪化进食与营养摄入之间的关系：一项横断面研究。

背景：情绪性进食（EE）在超重或肥胖女性中尤为普遍，她们可能会通过食物来应对压力、悲伤或焦虑。有关情绪性进食与营养摄入之间关系的研究十分有限。因此，本研究旨在探讨超重和肥胖成年女性的这种关联：在这项横断面研究中，研究人员调查了 303 名超重和肥胖女性（18-50 岁）的 EE 与营养摄入量之间的关系。研究人员使用有效的半定量食物频率问卷（FFQ）评估参与者的营养摄入量，并使用荷兰饮食行为问卷（DEBQ）评估参与者的饮食行为。为了确定 EE 与营养摄入量之间的关系，我们采用了多元线性回归分析：结果：研究参与者中高强度 EE 的频率为 64.4%，DBEQ 中 EE 子量表的平均总分为 2.32 ± 0.81。EE 总分与能量摄入量呈正相关（β = 0.396，P = 0.007），即使在调整年龄和体重指数后也是如此。此外，还发现 EE 分数与每日钙摄入量（β= -0.219，P = 0.026）、核黄素（β= -0.166，P = 0.043）和维生素 B12（β= -0.271，P = 0.035）之间存在明显的负相关，且与能量和年龄无关。研究结果还显示，EE 的得分与每天摄入饼干、松饼、蛋糕、奶油蛋糕、糕点、糖果、冰淇淋、腌菜、甜瓜、氢化植物油、花生、咸烤种子和玉米芝士泡芙零食的频率之间存在明显的正相关：本研究发现，EE 强度较高的超重或肥胖妇女可能摄入较多能量，而膳食中钙、核黄素和维生素 B12 的摄入量较低。建议将均衡饮食与心理治疗相结合，以帮助 EE 患者减少因情绪而产生的进食冲动。

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Nutrition Journal NUTRITION & DIETETICS-

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4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Nutrition Journal publishes surveillance, epidemiologic, and intervention research that sheds light on i) influences (e.g., familial, environmental) on eating patterns; ii) associations between eating patterns and health, and iii) strategies to improve eating patterns among populations. The journal also welcomes manuscripts reporting on the psychometric properties (e.g., validity, reliability) and feasibility of methods (e.g., for assessing dietary intake) for human nutrition research. In addition, study protocols for controlled trials and cohort studies, with an emphasis on methods for assessing dietary exposures and outcomes as well as intervention components, will be considered. Manuscripts that consider eating patterns holistically, as opposed to solely reductionist approaches that focus on specific dietary components in isolation, are encouraged. Also encouraged are papers that take a holistic or systems perspective in attempting to understand possible compensatory and differential effects of nutrition interventions. The journal does not consider animal studies. In addition to the influence of eating patterns for human health, we also invite research providing insights into the environmental sustainability of dietary practices. Again, a holistic perspective is encouraged, for example, through the consideration of how eating patterns might maximize both human and planetary health.