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Emerging Methods for Patient Ergonomics
Published in Richard J. Holden, Rupa S. Valdez, The Patient Factor, 2021
Mustafa Ozkaynak, Laurie Lovett Novak, Yong K. Choi, Rohit Ashok Khot
Food consumption from the lens of Human-Food Interaction (HFI) is a new subdiscipline of Human-Computer Interaction that looks at the role of technology in supporting food-related practices: how we grow, cook, eat, and dispose of the food (Comber et al., 2014). A large part of this emerging field is dedicated to understanding and supporting healthy eating behavior, which covers an important part of patient work, as well as presents methodological challenges.
Nutrition in Lifestyle Medicine
Published in James M. Rippe, Manual of Lifestyle Medicine, 2021
Nutritional practices are a central component along with other lifestyle habits and practices in the field that is called “Lifestyle Medicine.” Eating behavior and other aspects of nutrition are complex, including individual, family, community, and public health factors. However, a considerable amount of science-based evidence exists in this area. A key challenge remains to apply this existing knowledge concerning sound nutrition to help people implement this knowledge in their daily lives (3).
Genetics of Energy Intake and Food Preferences
Published in Claude Bouchard, The Genetics of Obesity, 2020
Louis Pérusse, Claude Bouchard
Despite the recognition that eating behavior may play a role in the development of obesity in humans, very little is known about the role of genes in this behavior. Eating behavior is a broad concept that includes the process of ingestion as well as the attitudes, sensations, experiences, motivations, and physiological processes that accompany ingestion itself.24 Although various eating patterns are found among obese subjects, a tendency to eat faster (greater amount of food ingested per unit of time) is generally observed among obese adults24 and children25 compared to leaner controls. In a study comparing obese and nonobese children, Barkeling et al.25 also found that obese children did not slow down their eating rate toward the end of the meal as much as normal-weight children and scored lower than the latter for premeal subjective feelings about desire to eat, hunger, and prospective consumption (amount of food they thought they would eat). These observations suggest that the control of appetite may be defective in obese subjects.
The Association between Sibship Composition and Child Eating Behaviors
Published in Behavioral Medicine, 2023
Family structure, functioning, and interactions during mealtimes may also influence the development of eating behaviors among children.4,10 A few studies have reported that children growing up in single-parent households may manifest problematic eating behaviors through emotional parenting, maladaptive feeding behaviors, and exposure to excessive stress.4,8,11,12 However, there is limited evidence regarding the effect that siblings may have on shaping eating behaviors among children.13 Some studies reported that having a greater number of siblings is associated with less pickiness among preschoolers and lower appetite restraint among school-age children.4,14 Others have found that older siblings may act as caregivers during mealtimes and encourage their younger siblings to eat.13,15 However, the association of sibship composition with child eating behaviors remains underdeveloped. First, the association between sibship composition and several child eating behavior variables have not been previously examined. These eating behavior variables include emotional overeating, food responsiveness, and the desire to drink. Second, sex of siblings and whether they are older or younger than the child has not been previously considered.
Perceptions of control and disordered eating behaviors during college transitions
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Sharon R. Sarra, Caitlin C. Abar
Experiencing a perceived loss of control while eating is also been associated with the potential development and/or presence of elevated disordered eating behaviors. In a study measuring perceptions of loss of control while eating with a nonclinical sample of college females, researchers found that, regardless of how much food was actually consumed by the participants, the participant’s perceived loss of control was far more denotative of eating pathology.12 This further supports the notion that disordered eating behavior is associated with low perceptions of control, indicating that the behavior of eating in itself is perceived as external by those who present eating disorder symptomology. Another study that compared females diagnosed with eating disorders to a normally adjusted control group found that the eating disorder group had significantly lower perceptions of control, as well as lower self-esteem, with a higher fear/concern of mistakes (i.e., greater perfectionism). Disordered eating behaviors, specifically those associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia, develop at least partially through these perceptions because the continuous maintenance of their weight and diet give them a sense of control over a specific outcome in life.13 This implies that disordered eating is common in people who are actively seeking a higher perception of control, or have a high desire for control.
Patterns of Eating Associated with Sleep Characteristics: A Pilot Study among Individuals of Mexican Descent at the US-Mexico Border
Published in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 2022
Sadia B. Ghani, Marcos E. Delgadillo, Karla Granados, Ashley C. Okuagu, Chloe C. A. Wills, Pamela Alfonso-Miller, Orfeu M. Buxton, Sanjay R. Patel, John Ruiz, Sairam Parthasarathy, Patricia L. Haynes, Patricia Molina, Azizi Seixas, Girardin Jean-Louis, Michael A. Grandner
Our study found eating behaviors in this group were associated with sleep parameters including insomnia, sleep quality, sleepiness and weekend sleep duration (but not weekday sleep duration). Uncontrolled eating and emotional eating subscales from the TFEQ-R-18 drove this association, while the cognitive restraint subscale did not. When adjusted for BMI, cognitive restraint was associated with weekend sleep duration. This observation is of high clinical relevance because the relationship between eating habits and sleep health play an important role in obesity, cardiometabolic disorders and psychiatric illnesses. This study identified the association of eating behavior traits among a population identified at being higher risk of developing such health problems. Sleep health can be an avenue for intervention to possibly modify dietary patterns. This relationship provides an additional line of approach to intervene on a more individually tailored approach, likely providing increased compliance by patients and willingness to change behavior, especially for approaches that address emotional eating and uncontrolled eating.