Appreciation for food, an important concept in mindful eating: association with home and school education, attitude, behavior, and health status in Japanese elementary school children

Kawasaki, Yui; Akamatsu, Rie

doi:10.1177/1757975919875650

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“…Awareness regarding the savoring of seasonal ingredients and celebration-specific meals and the appreciation for food in general is intrinsic to Japanese culture and they are closely related. In our previous study targeting children, appreciation for food was associated with attitudes toward healthy food, recommended food preferences, recommended food intake, breakfast consumption, indefinite complaint and BMI (Kawasaki and Akamatsu, 2019). Similar to the previous study, body image, which is the psychological factor directly relate to eating behavior, was correlated with the EMES.…”

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Development and validation of the Expanded Mindful Eating Scale

Kawasaki

Akamatsu

Omori

et al. 2020

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PurposeTo develop and validate the Expanded Mindful Eating Scale (EMES), an expanded mindful eating model created for the promotion of health and sustainability.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire surveys on Ochanomizu Health Study (OHS) was conducted. The survey was provided to 1,388 female university students in Tokyo, Japan. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and a partial correlation analysis were used to confirm construct and criterion validity. Internal consistency of the EMES was confirmed to calculate Cronbach's alpha.FindingsThe response rate was 38.7 % (n = 537). Mean BMI was 20.21 ± 2.12, and 18.8% of them were classified as “lean” (BMI < 18.5). The authors listed 25 items and obtained a final factor structure of five factors and 20 items, as a result of EFA. Through CFA, the authors obtained the following fit indices for a final model: GFI = 0.914, AGFI = 0.890, CFI = 0.870 and RMSEA = 0.061. The total EMES score was significantly correlated with BMI, mindfulness, body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness and life satisfaction (r = −0.138, −0.315, −0.339, −0.281 and 0.149, p < 0.01, respectively). Cronbach's alpha for all items in this scale was 0.687.Practical implicationsThe authors suggest the possibility that practitioners and researchers of mindful eating that includes this new concept can use authors’ novel scale as an effective measurement tool.Originality/valueThe EMES, which can multidimensionally measure the concept of the expanded model of mindful eating was first developed in this study.

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Development and validation of the Expanded Mindful Eating Scale

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Akamatsu

Omori

et al. 2020

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“…Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an adaptation that incorporates elements of CBT with mindfulness-based stress reduction, aiming to teach those at high risk of depressive relapse to stay well through learned skills [21,51]. Mindfulness with or without specific training in mindful eating may help people better control portion sizes and choose less calorie-dense foods while improving appreciation for food [52,53]. There is evidence that the improved appreciation (eating enjoyment-"joyful eating") of mindful eating strategies focusing on the sensory properties of food result in lower energy intake from unhealthy foods [54].…”

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Stress Management as an Effective Complementary Therapeutic Strategy for Weight Loss in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

2021

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Lifestyle intervention programs, including mindfulness and stress management/emotional control training techniques have been infrequently studied in children. The aim of this systematic review was to assess whether implementing stress management/emotional control training strategies in the context of a body weight loss program in children and adolescents is associated with improved body weight outcome in this age group. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify relevant studies published before 31 December 2020 in the following databases: Medline (PubMed), Scopus, and Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials. Only randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on mindfulness or stress management in children and adolescents with obesity were included in this systematic review. Six RCTs fulfilled the study inclusion criteria and included intervention (112 subjects) and control (137 subjects) groups. The interventions used were Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction therapy for 8 weeks (three studies), a mindfulness-based group program for adolescents (one study), and Mindful Eating Intervention for 6 weeks (one study) and 10 weeks (one study). The intervention group demonstrated reduced adiposity markers as compared to controls in four of the six included studies. The presented studies support the hypothesis that a structured, mindfulness-based intervention program may lead to a decrease in the biomarkers of obesity.

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“… 18 Kawasaki and Akamatsu describe the role of appreciation for food in the health of children from two perspectives: 1) to describe the association between children’s appreciation for food and their backgrounds, such as home and educational experiences related to food, and 2) to describe the association between their appreciation for food and outcomes, such as attitude toward food, eating behaviors, and health status. 17 Their study found significant correlations between gender, educational experiences at home and at school, attitudes toward healthy food, recommended food preferences, breakfast consumption, and BMI (r=0.04, p < 0.05). Participants who had higher scores for appreciation for food, more home and educational experiences, better attitude towards healthy food items and recommended food preferences, and normal BMI consumed more frequently recommended foods.…”

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“…16 This process also refers to the process of eating consciously healthy food when it is truly needed. 17 …”

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Do Mindfulness Interventions Improve Obesity Rates in Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Evidence

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Huerta‐Saenz²,

Spotts³

et al. 2021

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Appreciation for food, an important concept in mindful eating: association with home and school education, attitude, behavior, and health status in Japanese elementary school children

Cited by 13 publications

References 26 publications

Development and validation of the Expanded Mindful Eating Scale

Development and validation of the Expanded Mindful Eating Scale

Stress Management as an Effective Complementary Therapeutic Strategy for Weight Loss in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Do Mindfulness Interventions Improve Obesity Rates in Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Evidence

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