Can patients with eating disorders learn to eat intuitively? A 2-year pilot study

Richards, P. Scott; Crowton, Sabree A.; Berrett, Michael E.; Smith, Melissa H; Passmore, Kimberly

doi:10.1080/10640266.2017.1279907

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“…Weight restoration is the main aim in inpatient treatment for AN. Based on self‐reports, improvements in interoceptive awareness (Preyde, Watson, Remers, & Stuart, ) and intuitive eating (Richards, Crowton, Berrett, Smith, & Passmore, ) during treatment have been found as well. Therefore, it may be that a higher interoceptive sensitivity and a higher intuitive eating relate to weight gain in AN and, thus, to treatment progress.…”

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Associations between interoceptive sensitivity, intuitive eating, and body mass index in patients with anorexia nervosa and normal‐weight controls

Richard

Meule

Georgii

et al. 2019

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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Reduced perception of bodily signals and low levels of intuitive eating have been reported in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) compared with normal‐weight individuals. However, findings have been inconsistent and treatment progress might account for some of these inconsistencies. Thirty‐seven inpatients with AN and 39 normal‐weight controls completed a heartbeat perception task and the Intuitive Eating Scale–2. Patients with AN reported lower intuitive eating than controls, whereas interoceptive sensitivity did not differ between groups. Higher interoceptive sensitivity was related to higher intuitive eating across both groups. In patients with AN, both higher interoceptive sensitivity and intuitive eating correlated with the number of days in the hospital and with higher body mass index (BMI), when controlling for BMI at admission. These relationships suggest that interoceptive sensitivity and intuitive eating improve during treatment. Future research should determine whether these improvements promote weight gain or follow it.

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Associations between interoceptive sensitivity, intuitive eating, and body mass index in patients with anorexia nervosa and normal‐weight controls

Richard

Meule

Georgii

et al. 2019

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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“…For instance, a recent pilot study showed that men who recovered from an eating disorder reported higher levels of intuitive eating than men who were partially recovered or who had a current eating disorder (Bardone‐Cone et al, 2019). Further, another pilot study found that increases in intuitive eating during psychological treatment were associated with greater symptom improvement in patients with eating disorders (Richards, Crowton, Berrett, Smith, & Passmore, 2017). These findings suggest that intuitive eating shows potential as an intervention target among clinical populations.…”

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Intuitive eating and its psychological correlates: A meta‐analysis

Linardon

Tylka

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz

2021

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Intuitive eating is an adaptive style of eating that has generated significant research attention. Theoretically, intuitive eating is a core construct that features prominently in the Acceptance Model of Intuitive Eating, a framework that explains how positive environmental influences can foster intuitive eating practices via body appreciation. Empirically, intuitive eating has been connected to a broad range of adaptive mental health indices. At present, a quantitative synthesis of intuitive eating and its correlates has yet to be conducted. This was the objective of the current meta‐analysis. Method Ninety‐seven studies (89% cross‐sectional) were included. Random effects meta‐analyses were conducted on 23 psychological correlates, divided into three clusters: eating behavior and body image disturbances, positive body image and other adaptive factors, and general psychopathology. Meta‐analytic path analyses were also computed to test the validity of the Acceptance Model. Results Intuitive eating was inversely associated with multiple indices of eating pathology, body image disturbances, and psychopathology (rs = −.23 to −.58). Intuitive eating was positively associated with numerous positive psychological constructs, such as positive body image, self‐esteem, and wellbeing (rs = .20 to .58). Men reported higher levels of intuitive eating than women (d = 0.39), with differences being largest in Caucasian samples. Meta‐analytic path analyses strongly supported the hypothesized pathways specified in the Acceptance Model of Intuitive Eating. Conclusions There is a strong evidence base for intuitive eating's connection to numerous adaptive psychological constructs. Attention should now shift toward prospective and experimental designs so that the temporal nature of these relationships can be identified.

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“…Effective school-based body image interventions tend to include discussions of peers’ influence on body image (Yager et al, 2013), and these sessions could be integrated into bullying interventions in which peer relations are already targeted. In addition, eating concerns among victimized students (girls especially) need to be prevented, for example, by emphasizing intuitive, healthy eating (Richards, Crowton, Berrett, Smith, & Passmore, 2017), but also by teaching students to cope with negative affect in healthy ways (Stice, Becker, & Yokum, 2013). School counselors should be informed that bullying, body image, and disordered eating can be closely linked to one another.…”

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Life after childhood bullying: Body image development and disordered eating in adulthood

Gattario

Lindwall

Frisén

2019

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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Studies have demonstrated that being bullied in childhood may have long-term associations with lower psychological well-being in adulthood. However, although bullying incidents frequently target the victim’s body and appearance, research has overlooked studying victims’ long-term body image development and risk of engaging in disordered eating later in life. This 14-year longitudinal research project examined childhood bullying in relation to body image development and disordered eating in emerging adulthood. Growth curve analyses of participants’ body image at ages 10–21 years ( N = 960) revealed that more victimized children experienced more body dissatisfaction at baseline and maintained their negative body image throughout adolescence and into adulthood. Mediation analyses showed that childhood bullying (age 10 years) predicted more negative body image in adolescence (age 18 years), which in turn predicted more disordered eating in adulthood (age 24 years). The indirect effect was stronger for girls than for boys. The findings suggest that bullied children are likely to face both more body image problems and disordered eating as they evolve through adolescence and into adulthood, indicating the need for early and effective interventions. Incorporating components known to promote a more positive body image could be a valuable feature of future interventions. Thus, as children and adolescents are taught to cope with bullying situations, they could also be helped to deal with the appearance culture that permeates many of these situations.

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Can patients with eating disorders learn to eat intuitively? A 2-year pilot study

Cited by 56 publications

References 31 publications

Associations between interoceptive sensitivity, intuitive eating, and body mass index in patients with anorexia nervosa and normal‐weight controls

Associations between interoceptive sensitivity, intuitive eating, and body mass index in patients with anorexia nervosa and normal‐weight controls

Intuitive eating and its psychological correlates: A meta‐analysis

Life after childhood bullying: Body image development and disordered eating in adulthood

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