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The Metabolic Medicine Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Consultation
Published in Michael M. Rothkopf, Jennifer C. Johnson, Optimizing Metabolic Status for the Hospitalized Patient, 2023
Michael M. Rothkopf, Jennifer C. Johnson
As was discussed in the section on antidepressant use, patients frequently utilize food as a coping skill for their emotional issues (Goossens et al. 2009). By its nature, WLS makes it more difficult to use over-consumption of food in this manner. Patients with emotional eating patterns may seek alternative means to fulfill their coping needs (Wadden et al. 2007; Tryon 2008). Substance use, particularly with alcohol, has been reported after WLS (Heinberg, Ashton, and Coughlin 2012).
What Are Eating Disorders?
Published in Jonna Fries, Veronica Sullivan, Eating Disorders in Special Populations, 2017
Higher order neural circuitry associated with appetite may be involved in restrictive eating seen in AN and also the overeating observed in BN. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure brain response to sweeteners, research showed that people recovered from AN had decreased sensitization to sucrose while those recovered from BN had a heightened sensitization to sucrose (Wagner et al. 2015). This emerging neurophysiological perspective might help demystify what has been called emotional eating, and alleviates the need to blame the individual for variations in eating behavior, as is often done in weight loss programs as well as in the media.
Obesity: a normal response to an abnormal situation?
Published in Jenny Radcliffe, Cut Down to Size, 2013
Emotional eating, also known as comfort eating, is not uncommon; almost half of one American sample reported responding to stress by eating in order to feel better.27 If you ask young women about their eating habits, many say they feel hungrier and make less healthy food choices when stressed, preferring chocolate, ice cream and fast foods. Conversely, people are more likely to eat healthy food when they feel good or if they've done some exercise.28
Toward a deeper understanding of food insecurity among college students: examining associations with emotional eating and biological sex
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2023
Miranda L. Frank, Giane B. Sprada, Kara V. Hultstrand, Caroline E. West, Jessica A. Livingston, Amy F. Sato
Currently, there is a need to understand associations between food insecurity and eating patterns among college students. In particular, it is plausible that food insecurity may be associated with greater emotional eating, given that college students encounter a wide variety of stressors, such as academic demands and relationship difficulties.9,10 Perceived stress has been positively associated with both emotional eating11,12 and food insecurity13 among college students. Emotional eating is a form of disinhibited eating that refers to overeating in response to negative emotions, such as stress.14 According to the Affect Regulation Model, emotional eating functions as a method of reducing negative emotions through providing a sense of comfort or temporary distraction.14,15 The alleviation of emotional distress then negatively reinforces the method and promotes its habitual use. Further, emotional eating tends to incorporate energy-dense, ‘comfort’ foods.15,16 Nyklíček and colleagues15 have hypothesized that energy-dense foods depress the endocrine system’s stress response, as indicated by a reduction in cortisol levels, with consumption of energy-dense foods consequently improving one’s emotional state. With an emphasis on internal states, the research on emotional eating has neglected to highlight how environmental factors, specifically food insecurity, may influence individuals’ engagement in emotional eating.
Social jet lag and eating styles in young adults
Published in Chronobiology International, 2022
Alison Vrabec, Maryam Yuhas, Alexa Deyo, Katherine Kidwell
Intuitive eating is defined as eating based on physiological satiety and hunger cues (Tribole and Resch 1995) and is associated with improved dietary intake and lower BMIs (Anderson et al., 2016). In contrast, emotional eating occurs in response to emotional cues such as stress or boredom (Macht and Simons 2000) and is associated with weight gain (Geliebter and Aversa 2003; Quick et al. 2014). Loss of control over eating occurs when individuals have the subjective experience of lacking sufficient control over how much or what they are eating, which is also often associated with eating large amounts of food at one time (Latner et al. 2014). In one of the only studies in this (related) area, men with more evening chronotypes had higher loss of control over eating than morning types (Aoun et al. 2019). Although the relationship between social jet lag or circadian misalignment with these eating styles has not yet been established, the research on social jet lag and specific food choices (Cetiner et al. 2021; Mathew et al. 2020; Mota et al. 2019; Yoshizaki and Togo 2021) may extend to these important eating styles.
“He’s not fat, he just has asthma”: a qualitative study exploring weight management in families living with pediatric asthma
Published in Journal of Asthma, 2022
Rebecca Clarke, Gemma Heath, Prasad Nagakumar, Helen Pattison, Claire Farrow
Similar to previous literature (24), participants in this study reported increased appetite and weight gain as a consequence of asthma treatments. This was associated with negative emotions leading to inconsistent eating behaviors, non-adherence and decreased help-seeking behaviors. Inconsistent eating behaviors in pediatric asthma may develop as a strategy to manage weight gain resulting from asthma medication. Alternatively, anger and frustration caused by weight gain may also lead to emotional eating. Previous research has reported that adolescents with asthma are more likely to diet, skip meals and eat when sad compared to their peers’ (25). Non-adherence and decreased help-seeking behaviors were also discussed by participants in this study as a method to avoid asthma treatment-related weight gain. It is possible that such techniques increase the risk of suboptimal asthma control, increased exercise limitations and excess weight (26). Non-adherence and decreased help-seeking may be more likely if families believe other asthma control methods, such as exercise reduction, are appropriate (27). Further research into why some families may prioritize asthma control in the context of exercise, and weight management in the context of adhering to asthma medication, would help to develop a more comprehensive understanding of how to provide individualized support.