2022
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13500
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Prevalence of food addiction using the Yale-C scale in Mexican children with overweight and obesity

Abstract: Background The prevalence of excess weight and obesity in children has increased significantly worldwide. The concept of food addiction (FA) has been associated with eating-related problems and obesity. Studies on this topic have primarily examined adult samples and little is known about addictive-like eating among Mexican children and adolescents. Methods We conducted this study to examinate the prevalence of FA in a group of 291 overweigh… Show more

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“…The total score is obtained by adding the scores obtained from the items in the scale (maximum score = 75). The maximum score that can be obtained from the Appetitive drive subscale (1-5, 7, 9, 14, 15) is 45, and the maximum score that can be obtained from the Low dietary control subscale (6,8,10,11,12,13) is 30. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.86 (18).…”
Section: Addiction-like Eating Behaviors Scalementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The total score is obtained by adding the scores obtained from the items in the scale (maximum score = 75). The maximum score that can be obtained from the Appetitive drive subscale (1-5, 7, 9, 14, 15) is 45, and the maximum score that can be obtained from the Low dietary control subscale (6,8,10,11,12,13) is 30. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.86 (18).…”
Section: Addiction-like Eating Behaviors Scalementioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is increasing interest in the potential role of addictive-like eating behaviors in obesity (4)(5)(6). A meta-analysis study shows that food addiction is associated with high BMI (3).…”
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confidence: 99%