Food addiction in adults seeking weight loss treatment. Implications for psychosocial health and weight loss

Burmeister, Jacob M.; Hinman, Nova; Koball, Afton M.; Hoffmann, Debra A.; Carels, Robert A.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2012.09.013

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“…In one of those studies, YFAS symptoms were negatively correlated with weight loss after 7 weeks of a behavioral weight-loss program, suggesting that food addiction symptomatology may adversely affect treatment success in obese individuals [29]. However, this finding could not be replicated in a more recent study [43].…”

Section: Relationships With Body Mass and Weight Changecontrasting

confidence: 38%

“…Similarly, prevalence of YFAS diagnoses in 178 obese individuals was 5 % (n=8) at the end of a behavioral weight-loss treatment (M.R. Lent, personal communication), which is lower than prevalence rates reported in obese individuals seeking behavioral weightloss treatment [43,29].…”

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confidence: 71%

“…Food addiction symptoms are also correlated with issues related to weight and body image such as more pronounced anti-fat attitudes, higher weight bias internalization, and feelings of shame regarding one's own body [29].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Five years of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Taking stock and moving forward

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Some forms of overeating show both behavioral and neurobiological similarities to substance use disorders. Accordingly, a possible addiction to food has been discussed for decades, and the debate has received increased scientific and public attention since the beginning of the twenty-first century. In 2009, the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) was developed in an attempt to provide a standardized self-report instrument for the assessment of food addiction based on the diagnostic criteria for substance dependence. Since then, the YFAS has been used in numerous studies and celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. This article presents an overview of the YFAS and its adaptations, which includes a detailed description of scoring instructions and a supplementary SPSS syntax. Furthermore, psychometric properties and correlates of the YFAS, as well as prevalence rates of food addiction diagnoses and symptoms in different populations, are reviewed. Finally, shortcomings of the scale and future directions for food addiction research and revisions of the YFAS are discussed.

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“…These results may be associated with the relatively low endorsement of binge eating symptoms found within our sample. However, based on existing evidence, binge eating is typically present among individuals participating in weight loss interventions, and has been reported at rates of 15 percent to 30 percent ( Burmeister, Hinman, Koball, Hoffmann, & Carels, 2013;Pacanowski, Senso, Oriogun, Crain, & Sherwood, 2014). Our participants may have underreported their binge eating behaviors as measured by the BES.…”

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The Impact of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities on Binge Eating and Self-Efficacy among Adults in a Behavioral Weight Loss Trial

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The prevalence of obesity is a significant problem among racial and ethnic minorities and those of low socioeconomic status (SES). Psychosocial barriers, such as binge eating and low self-efficacy, are known to hinder the adoption of a more healthful diet. There is limited research identifying racial and SES differences in binge eating and self-efficacy. Further investigations of these constructs may allow researchers to improve the effectiveness of weight management interventions and increase social worker involvement. In this article, the authors examine the socioeconomic and racial differences in binge eating and eating self-efficacy in a sample of individuals seeking weight loss treatment (N = 151). They explore associations between various sociodemographic variables and the Binge Eating Scale and Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL). At baseline, nonwhite participants or those with fewer years of education exhibited more confidence resisting eating when food was available. Moreover, nonwhite participants reported more self-confidence eating under social pressure and had higher total WEL scores than white participants. However, at six months, nonwhite participants' WEL scores decreased. White participants increased their total WEL scores and obtained a higher percent weight change by the end of the intervention. Additional investigations on the dynamics affecting the development of self-efficacy are warranted.

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“…Patients with a history of such disorders experience poor weight loss due to the nature of their psychiatric illness [39]. They are also susceptible to internalized weight bias and body shame [40,41]. Women who are obese tend to report higher body image dissatisfaction than those with a healthy weight, which exacerbates the depressive symptoms and decreases self-esteem [42,43].…”

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confidence: 99%

Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Management of Obesity in the United Arab Emirates

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With rapid urbanisation and improved living conditions as a result of rising incomes in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, obesity has become a major and growing health problem for the region. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a resident population of 9.3 million (in 2016), many of whom (85.5%) lived in urban areas and led sedentary lifestyles. Based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates for 2010, 25% of Emirati men and 40% of the women were obese. Obesity rates in this country has doubled from 16 to 34% compared to the year 2000, and severe obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m²) has risen dramatically from 2 to 11%. While a number of international guidelines for the management of obesity are already available in public domain, local guidelines for the UAE and the region, which are structured and individualized for the management of obesity, are sorely needed to help the family physician to provide affordable treatment for the patient at the point-of-care and to reduce the burden on the local healthcare system. A multi-disciplinary panel of international and regional experts who treat patients with overweight and obesity was convened with the aim of developing consensus recommendations for the UAE. The objective is to have a simple and easy-to-refer set of recommendations for busy clinicians as there were already many comprehensive international guidelines available. The panel reviewed and streamlined these recommendations in its entirety for relevance, coherence and usability in the local context. These recommendations for overweight and obesity management were circulated and endorsed by the local practising family medicine community, namely, the Emirates Medical Association and Family Medicine Society. We believe these recommendations would also be of interest to clinicians in other GCC countries. A summary and algorithm of these recommendations are provided.

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Food addiction in adults seeking weight loss treatment. Implications for psychosocial health and weight loss

Cited by 187 publications

References 52 publications

Five years of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Taking stock and moving forward

Five years of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Taking stock and moving forward

The Impact of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities on Binge Eating and Self-Efficacy among Adults in a Behavioral Weight Loss Trial

Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Management of Obesity in the United Arab Emirates

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