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Examining binge-eating disorder and food addiction in adults with overweight and obesity

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Ivezaj, Valentina, White, Marney A., Grilo, Carlos M.·2016·Obesity

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OBJECTIVE: To compare four subgroups of adults with overweight/obesity: those with binge-eating disorder (BED) only, food addiction (FA) only, both BED + FA, and neither. METHODS: For this study, 502 individuals with overweight/obesity (body mass index >25 kg/m(2) ) completed a Web-based survey with established measures of eating and health-related behaviors. Most were female (n = 415; 83.2%) and White (n = 404; 80.8%); mean age and body mass index were 38.0 (SD = 13.1) years and 33.6 (SD = 6.9) kg/m(2) , respectively. RESULTS: Among 502 participants with overweight/obesity, 43 (8.5%) met BED criteria, 84 (16.6%) met FA criteria, 51 (10.1%) met both BED + FA criteria, and 328 (64.8%) met neither (control). The three groups with eating pathology (BED, FA, and BED + FA) had significantly greater disturbances on most measures (eating disorder psychopathology, impulsivity, and self-control) than the control group, while the FA and BED + FA groups reported significantly higher depression scores relative to the control group. The three eating groups did not differ significantly from each other. CONCLUSIONS: In this online survey, of those with overweight/obesity, nearly one third met criteria for BED, FA, or BED + FA, and these forms of disordered eating were associated with greater pathology relative to individuals with overweight/obesity without BED and FA. Future research should examine whether the presence of BED, FA, or co-occurring BED + FA requires tailored interventions in individuals with overweight or obesity.

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Authors
Ivezaj, V., White, M. A., & Grilo, C. M.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Ivezaj, Valentina
Venue
Obesity
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-08-25
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
2064-2069
ISSN
  • 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-739X
OpenAlex
W2509607074
Cited by
104
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 3
FWCI
16.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Obesity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (K24 DK070052)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
binge eating disorder, food addiction, overweight, disordered eating, impulsivity, self-control, depression, eating disorder psychopathology, comorbidities
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Weight Loss, Body Mass Index, Behavior, Addictive, Overweight, Binge-Eating Disorder, Self Report

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