Harmful Experiences Associated with Emotional Eating of Iranian Obese Women: A Phenomenological Study

Introduction. Exercise may improve one's perceived ability to control overeating related to negative emotions through psychological pathways such as reduced depression; however, the volume required is unclear.Methods. Severely obese women () participated in a 24-week exercise and nutrition treatment incorporating self-regulatory skills training, and were assessed on depression, self-efficacy, self-regulatory skills usage, weight, and waist circumference, at baseline and treatment end.Results. Subjects completing low-moderate (40–149.9 minutes/week) and public health (≥150 minutes/week) volumes of exercise had significant and similar reductions in depression scores. No significant changes were found for those completing <40 minutes/week. For all subjects aggregated, depression change was significantly related to change in self-efficacy to control emotional eating; however, this relationship was completely mediated by changes in self-regulatory skill usage. When changes in depression, self-efficacy, and self-regulatory skills usage were entered into multiple regression equations as predictors, only self-regulatory skill changes explained significant unique portions of the overall variance in weight and weight circumference change.Discussion. Exercise of less than half the public health recommendation was associated with depression improvement, with no dose-response effect. Changes in depression, self-efficacy, and self-regulation may be salient variables to account for in behavioral weight-loss treatment research.

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Emotional Eating, Alexithymia, and Binge-Eating Disorder in Obese Women

Obesity Research ◽

10.1038/oby.2003.31 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 195-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 154

Author(s):

Sandrine Pinaquy ◽

Henri Chabrol ◽

Chantal Simon ◽

Jean-Pierre Louvet ◽

Pierre Barbe

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorder ◽

Binge Eating ◽

Binge Eating Disorder ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Obese Women

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Improvement in emotional eating associated with an enhanced body image in obese women: mediation by weight-management treatments' effects on self-efficacy to resist emotional cues to eating

Journal of Advanced Nursing ◽

10.1111/jan.12766 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 71 (12) ◽

pp. 2923-2935 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

James J. Annesi ◽

Nicole Mareno

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Weight Management ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Obese Women ◽

Emotional Cues

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Mindful Eating Is Related to Lower Intake of Energy and Added Sugars Among Overweight, Premenopausal Women

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzaa059_035 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 1318-1318

Author(s):

Linda Knol ◽

Kristi Crowe-White ◽

Susan Appel

Keyword(s):

Energy Intake ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Online Survey ◽

Saturated Fat ◽

Premenopausal Women ◽

Mindful Eating ◽

Obese Women ◽

Coping With Stress ◽

Added Sugars ◽

Funding Sources

Abstract Objectives Mindful eating (ME) is the act of engaging in intentional awareness to eating experiences and internal body sensations in a non-judgmental manner. ME interventions have improved stress-related eating, which is associated with increased energy intake from highly palatable foods. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between ME and dietary intake. Methods Premenopausal, overweight/obese [body mass index (BMI) of 25–40 kg/m2], women (n = 65), ages 25–50 years, completed three days of dietary recalls using the Automated Self-administered Recall System (ASA24) and an online survey including the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ). A 5-point Likert Scale was used to assess MEQ responses with higher scores reflecting greater ME. Linear regression was used to assess relationships between MEQ scores and energy intake, as well as, energy from saturated fat and added sugars. Results The average MEQ score was 3.22 (SD = 0.48). On average, participants consumed 1852 (SD = 540) kcals with 12.8% (SD = 3.5) and 10.8% (SD = 6.3) kcals from saturated fat and added sugars, respectively. MEQ scores were inversely related to overall energy intake (β = −349, F = 6.95, P = 0.01), and percentage of energy from added sugars (β = −3.44, F = 4.77, P = 0.03). Saturated fat intake was not related to MEQ scores. Energy intake was inversely related to only three of the five MEQ subscales: eating with awareness (β = −273, F = 7.40, P = 0.01), stress/emotional eating (β = −140, F = 4.49, P = 0.04), and distracted eating (β = −194, F = 6.13, P = 0.02). Conclusions Overweight/obese women consumed significantly less energy by paying attention to flavors, colors, textures, and tastes of food, eating meals without distractions, and coping with stress through means other than food. Interestingly, energy intake was unrelated to eating based on biological or environmental cues. Funding Sources Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine DPG, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Research Grant Committee, University of Alabama.

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LIVED EXPERIENCES OF OBESE YOUNG WOMEN FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF EMOTIONAL EATING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

Nursing and Midwifery Journal ◽

10.52547/unmf.19.6.483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 483-495

Author(s):

Ehteram Ebrahimi ◽

Fatemeh Mohammadi Shirmahaleh ◽

Mojtaba Habibi ◽

Marjan Mardani Hamooleh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Women ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Phenomenological Study

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Effectiveness of Counselling on Diet Quality and Physical Activity with Cognitive Counselling for Overweight and Obese Women-A Randomized Clinical Trial

Cognition Brain Behavior An Interdisciplinary Journal ◽

10.24193/cbb.2021.25.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 199-219

Author(s):

Fatemeh Doran ◽

Mahmonir Haghighi ◽

Rasoul Zarrin

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Weight Maintenance ◽

Calorie Intake ◽

Obese Women ◽

The Impact ◽

Uncontrolled Eating ◽

Short Intervention

Various treatments for obesity exist that actually work, however, a great deal of them face the issue of weight regain. Hence, there is this desire to focus on health measures that can be predictors of weight maintenance. This study explores whether four sessions of group-based cognitive counselling can lead to superior results compared to counselling on diet and physical activity only, in terms of eating behavior, calorie intake, diet quality, weight, and physical activity. We conducted a randomized trial for this purpose. Our findings suggest that a short intervention of cognitive counselling can lead to improved emotional eating and uncontrolled eating. Both conditions showed significant improvement in diet quality, cognitive restraint on eating, weight, BMI, calorie intake, and physical activity, while between group differences remained non-significant. Further studies are needed to assess the impact of brief cognitive counselling on measures of weight maintenance in long term.

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