Associations Between Unhealthy Weight-Loss Strategies and Depressive Symptoms

Chaitoff, Alexander; McGinley, Marisa; Ituarte, Catherine M.; Pfoh, Elizabeth R.; Lee, Ling-Ling; Heinberg, Leslie J.; Rothberg, Michael B.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2018.09.017

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“…It is possible that the mild level of symptoms reported may be reflective of general distress, a factor associated with attempted weight loss in YA men. 42 Alternatively, given observed associations between depressive symptoms and unhealthy weight loss attempts in YA men, 32,43 it is also possible that inconsistencies in findings may be due to the fact that the broader measure of weight loss attempts used in the present study also captured participants' use of unhealthy weight loss behaviours.…”

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“…Specifically, participants who reported a weight loss attempt were asked additional questions on the Weight History Questionnaire regarding specific weight loss behaviours. Using a coding scheme developed by Chaitoff et al, these were classified as healthy (eg, eating less fat, exercising, and joining a weight loss programme) and unhealthy (eg, skipping meals, taking laxatives or vomiting, and smoking) weight loss behaviours. YA men who reported at least one unhealthy weight loss behaviour were excluded to enable focus on those who reported using at least one healthy weight loss behaviour relative to those who did not report a weight loss attempt in the past year.…”

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Associations between weight misperception, contextual factors, and weight loss behaviours in young adult men with overweight/obesity

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Obesity Science & Practice

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Summary Objective Young men are less likely to engage in weight loss behaviours than their female counterparts. This may be because of an increased likelihood for young men, particularly young black men, with overweight/obesity to misperceive their weight status. This study examined racial differences in weight status perception accuracy and associations between this perception and weight loss behaviours among young men. Associations between weight loss behaviours and contextual factors were also explored. Methods Data from 1417 young adult (YA) men with overweight/obesity from the 2007 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were analysed. Associations between weight status perception accuracy, contextual factors, and weight loss attempts and behaviours were examined with logistic regression. Results YA men with overweight/obesity were more likely to report weight loss attempts and behaviours if they perceived themselves as being overweight (OR = 3.10; 95% CI, 2.18‐4.41; P < .01; OR = 3.20, 95% CI, 2.16‐4.72, P < .01, respectively). Greater education and income were associated with a greater likelihood of reporting weight loss attempts and healthy weight loss behaviours. Greater reported depressive symptoms were associated with reported weight loss attempts but not healthy weight loss behaviours. There were no differences by race for reported weight loss attempts or behaviours. Conclusion Among YA men with overweight/obesity, perceiving oneself as overweight was associated with reporting weight loss attempts and healthy weight loss behaviours. Future research should consider how weight status perception accuracy affects weight loss attempts among YA men and what additional factors may account for racial differences.

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Associations between weight misperception, contextual factors, and weight loss behaviours in young adult men with overweight/obesity

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et al. 2019

Obesity Science & Practice

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“…Some people in the face of acute or unpredictable stressors, there may be loss of appetite, sleep disorders, such as performance, resulting in food intake and weight loss. In addition, unhealthy weight loss strategy, also may lead to the emergence of depressive symptoms, at least use an unhealthy weight loss strategy related to report a 47% increased risk of depression ( Chaitoff et al, 2019 ) ( Figure 1 ).…”

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Update on the Relationship Between Depression and Neuroendocrine Metabolism

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Through the past decade of research, the correlation between depression and metabolic diseases has been noticed. More and more studies have confirmed that depression is comorbid with a variety of metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and so on. Studies showed that the underlying mechanisms of both depression and metabolic diseases include chronic inflammatory state, which is significantly related to the severity. In addition, they also involve endocrine, immune systems. At present, the effects of clinical treatments of depression is limited. Therefore, exploring the co-disease mechanism of depression and metabolic diseases is helpful to find a new clinical therapeutic intervention strategy. Herein, focusing on the relationship between depression and metabolic diseases, this manuscript aims to provide an overview of the comorbidity of depression and metabolic.

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“…In a study conducted in individuals aged 18–65 in Turkey, it was reported that eating habits were negatively affected by mood, and depression was an important variable in this regard 19 . In another study, it was noted that there was a relationship between unhealthy weight loss methods and depression 20 . Sarigiani et al 21 reported in their study that obese women with high depressive symptoms experienced more eating problems than obese women with low depressive symptoms and had a worse body image.…”

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“…19 In another study, it was noted that there was a relationship between unhealthy weight loss methods and depression. 20 Sarigiani et al 21 reported in their study that obese women with high depressive symptoms experienced more eating problems than obese women with low depressive symptoms and had a worse body image. Similarly, six of the students in this study believed that their body weight was higher than it actually was, and four of them defined their negative emotional states as a factor affecting their eating habits, causing uncontrolled eating, and then starting a diet.…”

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Body and mirror paradox of nursing students: Vicious cycle of popular diets

Özdi̇l

Öztürk

2021

Perspect Psychiatric Care

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Purpose To examine the popular dietary habits of nursing students and associated factors. Design and Methods A mixed study with quantitative and qualitative dimensions. Following the evaluation of quantitative data, interviews were conducted with 12 students, and data were analyzed by content analysis. Findings The two main themes created were my mirror and the mirror of society as a vicious cycle. The reasons for being on a popular diet were determined to be the expectation of rapid weight loss, negative emotions, and body and beauty perception of society. Practice Implications It is concluded that students are in a vicious cycle of popular diets depending on different factors and that professional educator nurses have important duties in breaking this cycle.

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Associations Between Unhealthy Weight-Loss Strategies and Depressive Symptoms

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References 55 publications

Associations between weight misperception, contextual factors, and weight loss behaviours in young adult men with overweight/obesity

Associations between weight misperception, contextual factors, and weight loss behaviours in young adult men with overweight/obesity

Update on the Relationship Between Depression and Neuroendocrine Metabolism

Body and mirror paradox of nursing students: Vicious cycle of popular diets

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