Erratum to: “Ventral and Dorsal Striatum Networks in Obesity: Link to Food Craving and Weight Gain” by Contreras-Rodriguez et al. (Biol Psychiatry 2017; 81:789–796).

"Background: Several psychological features are implicated in the dieting success. Better understanding of these features may allow reducing dieting failure of both surgical and non-surgical weight loss interventions, especially for individuals with food addiction (FA). In non-clinical population, low perceived self-regulatory success (PSRS) in dieting is associated with higher BMI (body mass index), FA, food craving and impulsivity. PSRS could partially explain weight gain in FA, but no study investigated this association in the specific FA population. Method: To diagnose FA, 288 women recruited online completed The Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. They also completed the following self-administrated questionnaires: the French adaptation of the PSRS in dieting scale, the Food Craving Questionnaire Trait-Reduced, and the Barratt Impulsivity Scale-11. They specified their height, current and lifetime maximal weight, and if they were in a current diet. Mean age was 26.1±10.3 years. Mean current BMI was 23.4±5.5 kg/m². Results: 79 women met criteria for FA (27.4%), indicating significant less PSRS in dieting and higher probability to be in a current diet to lose weight. In the whole population (n=288), PSRS in dieting was negatively correlated with current and lifetime maximal BMI, food craving, FA, attentional and non-planning impulsivity. In a multiple linear regression conducted in the subgroup of women with FA, PSRS score was predicted by age, current BMI, food addiction and food craving. More, results suggested food craving enable the association between food addiction and PSRS. Conclusion: These results showed the high preoccupation about food intake and weight gain in the FA population. Psychological features associated with FA such as food craving and impulsivity, seem to impact the PSRS in dieting, increasing psychological vulnerability."

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S232. ASSOCIATIONS OF FOOD CRAVING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN PATIENTS WITH FIRST-EPISODE PSYCHOSIS

Schizophrenia Bulletin ◽

10.1093/schbul/sbaa031.298 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S127-S127

Author(s):

Yeonghyeok Kim ◽

Seunghyong Ryu ◽

Ju-Yeon Lee ◽

Young-Chul Chung ◽

Sung-Wan Kim

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Self Esteem ◽

First Episode Psychosis ◽

First Episode ◽

Food Craving ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

T Score ◽

Episode Psychosis ◽

Male Patients

Abstract Background Obesity in patients with schizophrenia have important effects on metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, mortality, quality of life and treatment compliance. There is a growing interest in recognizing and intervening this problem. In this study, we aimed to explore the associations of food craving and eating pattern on weight gain and psychiatric characteristics in patients with first-episode psychosis. Methods We analyzed data from clinical cohort of first-episode psychosis. To exclude compounding effects of antipsychotics, we included patients who took one of amisulpride, paliperidone, and aripiprazole and whose duration of treatment was 3 months or less. The degree of food craving was measured by General Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait (G-FCQ-T). Psychiatric characteristics were investigated by Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Weight was measured at baseline and 3 months. Associations between the G-FCQ-T and other measures including weight gain for 3 months were analyzed by gender. Results A total of 180 patients with first-episode psychosis were enrolled in this analysis. In male patients, the G-FCQ-T score was significantly associated with scores on the YBOCS and SES. In female patients, the G-FCQ-T score was significantly associated with the BDI, PSS, baseline body weight and weight gain for 3 months Discussion This study demonstrated the associations of food craving with depression, perceived stress, and weight gain in female patients and with obsessive compulsive symptoms and self-esteem in male patients. These results suggest various moderators impact weight gain and food craving in patients with first-episode psychosis.

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OR41: Weight Gain and Obesity are Related to Eating Behavior and Food Craving After Liver Transplantation

Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30746-x ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. S17 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S.C. Ferreira ◽

L. Anastácio ◽

F. Penaforte ◽

A. Cardoso ◽

M. Silva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Liver Transplantation ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Food Craving

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Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Plasma Concentration of the Appetite-Regulating Peptide Ghrelin

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1159/000381834 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 66 (2-3) ◽

pp. 155-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Anne Koopmann ◽

Jennifer Bez ◽

Tagrid Lemenager ◽

Derik Hermann ◽

Christina Dinter ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Plasma Concentration ◽

Nicotine Dependence ◽

Food Craving ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Tobacco Addiction ◽

Orexigenic Peptide ◽

Total Ghrelin ◽

Existing Data

Background: Weight gain is a common but only a partially understood consequence of smoking cessation. Existing data suggest modulating effects of the orexigenic peptide ghrelin on food intake. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of tobacco withdrawal on plasma concentration of acetylated and total ghrelin. Methods: Fifty four normal-weighted smokers and 30 non-smoking healthy controls were enrolled in our study. Concentrations of acetylated and total ghrelin were measured in blood plasma drawn two hours after a standardized meal and three hours after the smokers smoked their last cigarette. The severity of tobacco addiction was assessed based on cotinine plasma concentration, the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and the number of cigarettes smoked per day. Results: The plasma concentration of acetylated ghrelin, but not total ghrelin, was significantly higher in smokers than in non-smokers. Moreover, we found significant negative correlations between acetylated ghrelin and all measures of the severity of nicotine dependence. Conclusions: Early abstinence from tobacco smoking seems to be associated with increased plasma concentration of the orexigenic peptide acetylated ghrelin. This could be one reason for increased food craving during nicotine withdrawal and subsequent weight gain. Smokers might compensate these effects by increasing tobacco intake.

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