Associations of Food Addiction Symptomatology and Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Pre-Surgical Bariatric Population.
Melissa ButtPaddy SsentongoAnn M RogersAndrea RigbyPublished in: Nutrients (2023)
The construct of food addiction (FA) has been highly debated in recent years particularly in the fields of disordered eating, medical weight management, and bariatric surgery. Some researchers have argued that FA symptoms are distinct, highly prevalent, and present a barrier for patients seeking medical treatment for obesity. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cross-sectional associations between FA symptomatology, binge eating disorder (BED) and other appetitive traits, as well as dietary quality in a sample of adults with obesity seeking bariatric surgery. This post hoc analysis was conducted on a prospectively collected dataset from August 2020 to August 2022 at a single academic medical center. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample. Additional analyses included: correlation coefficients, multivariable linear regression, and analysis of variance. A total of 587 patients were included in this analysis with low average scores for FA symptoms (mean: 1.48; standard deviation (SD): 2.15). Those with no BED symptoms had the lowest average FA symptoms scores (mean: 0.87; SD: 1.52) and those with both bingeing and LOCE had the highest average scores (mean: 3.35; SD: 2.81). This finding supports the hypothesis that, while related, FA and BED may represent different cognitions and behaviors.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- cross sectional
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- healthcare
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- weight gain
- roux en y gastric bypass
- obese patients
- body mass index
- gene expression
- skeletal muscle
- genome wide
- risk assessment
- human health
- high fat diet induced
- combination therapy