Associations Between Intuitive Eating Behaviors and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among College Students

Barad, Alexa; Cartledge, Abigail; Gemmill, Kelsey; Misner, Nicole M.; Santiago, Christina E.; Yavelow, Michelle; Langkamp‐Henken, Bobbi

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2019.03.010

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“…Interestingly, no relationships were seen with other food items, including fruit and vegetable consumption, although the body-food choice congruence subscale was associated with diet quality. A previous cross sectional study in a college population also observed no association between total intuitive eating score and fruit and vegetable intake (Barad et al, 2019). Another study found no relationship between intuitive eating and fruit, vegetable, dessert, burger, chip, meat pie, and sausage roll intake (Madden, Leong, Gray, & Horwath, 2012).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

The Relationship Between Intuitive Eating and Diet Quality in a College Population

Tabatabai

Holland

Curtis

et al. 2021

CALIF J HEALTH PROMOT

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Many college students have nutrient poor and energy dense diets and are also more likely to experience poor body image, which can result in unsafe dieting behaviors for the purpose of managing weight. Intuitive eating is an alternative approach to dieting that focuses on physiological hunger and fullness cues, while eating for both satisfaction and health without restriction of any foods. This study examined the association between intuitive eating and diet quality in a college population. College students, aged 18-56 years, completed an online survey which assessed intuitive eating using the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2) and diet quality using the Starting The Conversation (STC) simplified food frequency instrument. IES-2 total score was positively correlated with higher overall diet quality and was negatively correlated with fast food and chip consumption. Eating for physical rather than emotional reasons and body-food choice congruence IES-2 subscales were positively correlated with diet quality while the unconditional permission to eat subscale was negatively correlated with diet quality. Strategies that focus on eating for health and well-being and minimize emotional eating are associated with higher overall diet quality and may be incorporated in dietary interventions among college students aimed at promoting healthy behaviors.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

The Relationship Between Intuitive Eating and Diet Quality in a College Population

Tabatabai

Holland

Curtis

et al. 2021

CALIF J HEALTH PROMOT

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“…According to the research, intuitive and mindful eating may be associated with a greater ability of food intake regulation [ 4 , 12 , 16 , 17 ]. However, the outcomes of the previous studies assessing how intuitive and mindful eating are linked with certain dietary habits are inconsistent, which confirms the need for further investigation [ 1 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ]. Some studies suggest possible beneficial correlations between selected components of those eating styles and eating behaviors, including greater intake of favorable foods, such as fruit and vegetables, and a lower intake of energy-dense food [ 18 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 54 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The existing studies have shown that both IE and ME may be associated with better psychological health indicators, such as body and image acceptance, higher self-esteem, or lower frequency of disordered eating behaviors [ 4 , 12 , 16 , 17 ], but can also be beneficial for physiological parameters [ 5 , 12 , 16 ]. Nevertheless, the outcomes of the previous studies assessing how intuitive and mindful eating are linked with dietary habits are inconsistent, including positive, negative, or non-significant results [ 1 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ]. Moreover, incoherent results on the association between IE and ME [ 11 , 13 , 15 ] might suggest that they can have different effects on food intake.…”

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confidence: 99%

Polish Adaptation and Validation of the Intuitive (IES-2) and Mindful (MES) Eating Scales—The Relationship of the Concepts with Healthy and Unhealthy Food Intake (a Cross-Sectional Study)

Małachowska

Jeżewska-Zychowicz

2022

Nutrients

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Intuitive (IE) and mindful (ME) eating share internally focused eating, yet previous studies have shown that these concepts are not strongly correlated, which suggests that they might be differently related to food intake. The study aimed to adapt the original Intuitive (IES-2) and Mindful (MES) Eating Scales to the Polish language, to test their psychometric parameters and, further, to examine associations of IE and ME with an intake of selected food groups, i.e., healthy foods (fresh and processed vegetables, fresh fruit) and unhealthy foods (sweets, salty snacks). A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 in a group of 1000 Polish adults (500 women and 500 men) aged 18–65 (mean age = 41.3 ± 13.6 years). The factor structure was assessed with exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis as well as structural equation modeling (SEM). Measurement invariance across gender was assessed with multiple-group analysis. Internal consistency and discriminant validity of the two scales was tested. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to examine the correlation between IES-2 and MES subscales with food intake. A 4-factor, 16-item structure was confirmed for IES-2, while EFA and CFA revealed a 3-factor, 17-item structure of MES. Both scales demonstrated adequate internal consistency and discriminant validity. Full metric and partial scalar invariance were found for IES-2, while MES proved partial invariances. “Awareness” (MES) and “Body–Food Choice Congruence” (IES-2) positively correlated with intake of healthy foods and negatively with the intake of unhealthy ones. “Eating For Physical Rather Than Emotional Reasons” (IES-2) and “Act with awareness” (MES) favored lower intake of unhealthy foods, whereas “Unconditional Permission to Eat” and “Reliance on Hunger and Satiety Cues” (IES-2) showed an inverse relationship. A greater score in “Acceptance” (MES) was conducive to lower intake of all foods except sweets. The results confirmed that adapted versions of the IES-2 and MES are valid and reliable measures to assess IE and ME among Polish adults. Different IE and ME domains may similarly explain intake of healthy and unhealthy foods, yet within a single eating style, individual domains might have the opposite effect. Future studies should confirm our findings with the inclusion of mediating factors, such as other eating styles, childhood experiences, dieting, etc.

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“…This could be problematic because unconditional permission to eat is not associated with lower energy intake or improved diet quality. 16,17 However, teaching people flexible restraint, an idea consistent with intuitive eating principles, holds considerable promise in addressing how individuals respond to their hunger or desires to eat. 18 Flexible restraint has been associated with reduced binge eating and weight loss.…”

Section: Intuitive Eatingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Mindfulness Into Eating Behaviors

Sorensen

Arlinghaus

Ledoux

et al. 2019

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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Food choices and eating behaviors are influenced by a wide variety of factors. However, traditional dietary advice primarily addresses health-related reasons for eating. Lifestyle medicine outcomes may be improved by helping individuals become more aware of why they eat and support individuals to increase their skills in reconciling eating for health and nonhealth purposes. Intuitive eating aims to increase individuals’ awareness of why, what, and how much they eat through mindfulness. This framework and concepts such as flexible restraint can be used to teach individuals skills that may help them improve psychological well-being and manage their weight.

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Associations Between Intuitive Eating Behaviors and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among College Students

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

The Relationship Between Intuitive Eating and Diet Quality in a College Population

The Relationship Between Intuitive Eating and Diet Quality in a College Population

Polish Adaptation and Validation of the Intuitive (IES-2) and Mindful (MES) Eating Scales—The Relationship of the Concepts with Healthy and Unhealthy Food Intake (a Cross-Sectional Study)

Integrating Mindfulness Into Eating Behaviors

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