Dietary Restraint and Stress‐Induced Snacking in Youth

Roemmich, James N.; Wright, Suzanne; Epstein, Leonard H.

doi:10.1038/oby.2002.152

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“…Nevertheless, this has seldom been studied in young children. To our knowledge, only one study in preadolescents demonstrated more snacking with more perceived stress (Jenkins et al, 2005) and one study showed more snacking in response to laboratory stressors (Roemmich, Wright, & Epstein, 2002). Our findings add to this knowledge on the relationship between stress and an unhealthier diet, thereby differentiating for more food indices and more stress variables.…”

Section: Stress and Dietary Patternsmentioning

confidence: 54%

Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children

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Section: Stress and Dietary Patternsmentioning

confidence: 54%

Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children

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“…Another potential mechanism is via increased psychological stress associated with TV viewing (for example of violent programmes) among children. 30 Given that there are links between stress and unhealthy diets in children, 31 the stress associated with TV viewing 30 may potentially lead to weight gain and sympathetic nervous system activation, both of which could mediate the relationship between TV viewing and elevated BP in children. 18 However, we did not assess the influence of dietary intake or indicators of psychological stress, and thus, cannot confirm the above hypotheses.…”

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Relationship between a range of sedentary behaviours and blood pressure during early adolescence

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Very few studies have explored links between physical activity, sedentary behaviours and blood pressure (BP) in early adolescence. We aimed to assess the association between a range of sedentary activities (screen time, television (TV) viewing, computer usage, video game usage and time spent in homework or reading) and BP in schoolchildren. Eligible year-7 students (2353/3144, mean age 12.7 years) from a random cluster sample of 21 Sydney schools were examined during [2003][2004][2005]. Parents and children completed detailed questionnaires of activity. BP was measured using a standard protocol and high BP was defined using published guidelines. Height and weight were measured, and body mass index (BMI) calculated. After adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, parental education, height, BMI and time spent in physical activity, each hour per day spent in screen time, watching TV and playing video games was associated with a significant increase in diastolic BP of 0.44 (P ¼ 0.0001), 0.99 (Po0.0001) and 0.64 mm Hg (P ¼ 0.04), respectively. In contrast, each hour per day spent reading was associated with a decrease of 0.91 (P ¼ 0.01) and 0.69 mm Hg (P ¼ 0.02) in systolic and diastolic BP, respectively. Our results indicate that addressing different types of sedentary activities could be a potentially important strategy to reduce the prevalence of elevated BP in children.

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“…Obesity has been associated with depressive moods (Lee, Kim, Beck, Lee, & Oh, 2005). Additional research is needed to test whether depressive mood influences a variety of foods, in addition to the reinforcing value of sweet foods and whether the reinforcing value of food is increased under other psychological states that increase food intake, such as stress (Greeno & Wing, 1994;Roemmich, Wright, & Epstein, 2002).…”

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Food reinforcement and eating: A multilevel analysis.

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Temple³

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Eating represents a choice among many alternative behaviors. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of how food reinforcement and behavioral choice theory are related to eating and to show how this theoretical approach may help organize research on eating from molecular genetics through treatment and prevention of obesity. Special emphasis is placed on how food reinforcement and behavioral choice theory are relevant to understanding excess energy intake and obesity and how they provide a framework for examining factors that may influence eating and are outside of those that may regulate energy homeostasis. Methods to measure food reinforcement are reviewed, along with factors that influence the reinforcing value of eating. Contributions of neuroscience and genetics to the study of food reinforcement are illustrated by using the example of dopamine. Implications of food reinforcement for obesity and positive energy balance are explored, with suggestions for novel approaches to obesity treatment based on the synthesis of behavioral and pharmacological approaches to food reinforcement. Keywords food reinforcement; food intake; choice; dopamine; behavioral genetics Choice is ubiquitous. There are many choices that people make that influence their eating and body weight, beginning with how early to get up, to exercise before breakfast or to sleep in, what to have for breakfast, and so on. These choices are made in the context of alternatives, many of which are pleasurable and exert considerable influence to do these behaviors rather than others. The morning is a good time for many people to choose to exercise, but a warm bed and a little extra sleep time represent a powerful alternative that even the most enthusiastic exerciser confronts and often succumbs to. Similarly, eating a good breakfast starts the day off right, but a pastry and coffee may be particularly inviting alternative foods that taste very good and may tempt many away from healthy cereal and fruit. This article provides a theoretical framework for understanding motivation to eat, how people make choices about eating versus engaging in other behaviors, and how these theoretical approaches can provide insights into obesity, mechanisms that regulate food choice, and implications of choice theory for interventions. One of the unique aspects of food reinforcement and behavioral theories of

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Dietary Restraint and Stress‐Induced Snacking in Youth

Cited by 81 publications

References 27 publications

Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children

Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children

Relationship between a range of sedentary behaviours and blood pressure during early adolescence

Food reinforcement and eating: A multilevel analysis.

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