Associations of Food Addiction Symptomatology and Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Pre-Surgical Bariatric Population

Abstract

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.

A avaliação do transtorno da compulsão alimentar periódica pré e pós bariátrica

“…O objetivo do trabalho de Butt et al (2023) foi feito para avaliar as associações transversais entre sintomatologia de dependência alimentar (FA), TA de compulsão alimentar periódica (TCAP) e outros indicadores de apetite levando em conta a qualidade alimentar dos indivíduos pré-cirúrgico para CB. A análise post hoc foi conduzida em conjunto de coleta de dados, aplicando um teste via REDCap, que é um aplicativo seguro e online.…”

“…Os rastreadores de saúde mental mostraram taxas mínimas de psicopatologia adversa, com 63% não relevando sintomas de depressão e 52,69% relevando sintomas leves ou nenhum sintoma de ansiedade na triagem (Butt et al, 2023). Barbuti et al (2023) realizaram um estudo com o objetivo principal investigar se os transtornos de TDAH e a desregulação emocional influenciaram a perda de peso no acompanhamento em um acompanhamento de um ano após a cirurgia.…”