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Mindfulness meditation as an intervention for binge eating, emotional eating, and weight loss: A systematic review
Abstract
Mindfulness-based approaches are growing in popularity as interventions for disordered eating and weight loss. Initial research suggests that mindfulness meditation may be an effective intervention for binge eating; however, no systematic review has examined interventions where mindfulness meditation was the primary intervention and no review has examined its effect on subclinical disordered eating or weight. Using the PRISMA method for systematic reviews, we reviewed 14 studies that investigated mindfulness meditation as the primary intervention and assessed binge eating, emotional eating, and/or weight change. Results suggest that mindfulness meditation effectively decreases binge eating and emotional eating in populations engaging in this behavior; evidence for its effect on weight is mixed. Additional research is warranted to determine comparative effectiveness and long-term effects of mindfulness training.
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“mindfulness-based interventions have decreased the severity of a range of maladaptive eating behaviors and improved health status among adults with overweight/obesity [22–26].”
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“There is evidence from systematic reviews that mindfulness meditation in the general population can improve obesity‐related eating behaviours and increase physical activity (Carriere 2018; Katterman 2014; Noordali 2017; Olson 2015; Rogers 2017; Ruffault 2017) by teaching participants to become more accepting of the physical discomfort of portion control and physical exercise.”
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“Emerging research suggests acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches may be effective for reducing emotional and binge eating,11 and early evidence, although mixed, suggests promise for weight control.12”
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“Our data showing an improvement in emotional eating are consistent with prior studies that show that mindfulness training can be effective for reducing disordered eating behaviors.11”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Katterman, S. N., Kleinman, B. M., Hood, M. M., Nackers, L. M., & Corsica, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Bellarmine University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Corsica, Joyce A.
- Venue
- Eating Behaviors
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-04
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 197-204
- ISSN
- 1471-0153 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2025577237
- Cited by
- 533
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 29 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 100 · 2019: 48 · 2018: 42 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 36 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 11
- FWCI
- 6.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Eating Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- mindfulness meditation, binge eating, emotional eating, weight loss, weight change, disordered eating, eating behavior intervention
- MeSH terms
- Bulimia, Eating, Emotions, Humans, Weight Loss, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Meditation, Binge-Eating Disorder, Mindfulness
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