Binge Eating, Loss of Control over Eating, Emotional Eating, and Night Eating After Bariatric Surgery: Results from the Toronto Bari-PSYCH Cohort Study

Abstract

The severity of problematic eating behaviors decrease after bariatric surgery, but increase significantly between the first and third post-operative years. Binge Eating Scale score at 1 year post-surgery was the only significant predictor of reduced percent total weight loss at 2 years. Additional prospective studies with adequate power are required to assess the progression of these eating pathologies beyond 3 years and their impact on weight outcomes beyond 2 years.

Psychological outcomes following surgical and endoscopic bariatric procedures: A systematic review

“…There were seven studies that measured binge eating outcomes at 12 months post‐surgery. Five out of these seven studies reported a reduction in binge eating symptoms from pre‐surgery, but two studies did not report whether changes were statistically significant . One study used a clinical assessment and found that pre‐surgery BED reduced from 100% to 8%; however, this study did not indicate whether this was a statistically significant reduction .…”

“…Five out of these seven studies reported a reduction in binge eating symptoms from pre‐surgery, but two studies did not report whether changes were statistically significant . One study used a clinical assessment and found that pre‐surgery BED reduced from 100% to 8%; however, this study did not indicate whether this was a statistically significant reduction . Similarly, one study found that pre‐surgery BED and weekly binge eating reduced from 10% and 24% to 0% and 0.7%, respectively; however, this study did not indicate whether this was a statistically significant reduction …”

“…Six studies conducted RYGB or GBY, three used LAGB, one used SG, and one study used BPD . Only one study examined the differences between procedures .…”

Influence of Emotional Determinants on the Food Choices of the Portuguese

“…Emotional eating is defined as the tendency to eat more in response to negative emotions [9,10] and it is a risk factor for the development of many eating pathologies, such as binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa and food cravings [11,12]. Several studies showed that emotional eating is associated with unhealthy lifestyles, characterized by the consumption of high-calorie and high fat foods, poor weight loss outcomes, weight gain and obesity [13][14][15].…”

Evaluation of a Patient-Care Planning Intervention to Improve Appointment Attendance by Adults After Bariatric Surgery

“…Additionally, scores of measures of problematic eating behaviours (i.e. binge eating, emotional eating, loss-of-control eating and night eating) increased in 1 study after the first or second year following bariatric surgery (17), suggesting the need for long-term psychosocial follow up to curb these behaviours. Furthermore, higher scores on an eatingpathology measure taken after bariatric surgery were associated with decreased weight loss (18).…”