Does Social Support Buffer the Association Between Stress Eating and Weight Gain During the Transition to College? Differences by Gender

Darling, Katherine E; Fahrenkamp, Amy J.; Wilson, Shana M.; Karazsia, Bryan T.; Sato, Amy F.

doi:10.1177/0145445516683924

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“…The present study involved research from secondary analyses within two highly similar studies examining predictors of weight change in first year college students. Three published articles from Study 1 have presented data from examinations of food insecurity [35], moderating effects of social support with stress eating and weight gain [36], and the moderating effects of BMI with stress and eating [37]. No articles have been previously published from Study 2.…”

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Food Cravings and Eating: The Role of Experiential Avoidance

Fahrenkamp

Darling

Ruzicka

et al. 2019

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Food cravings have been associated with problematic eating behaviors, such as emotional eating. Late adolescence is an important developmental period to examine this association, as late adolescents have greater independence in food choices as well as potentially higher demands during a transitional period of their lives. Mechanisms underlying the association between food cravings and problematic eating remain unclear. This study examined whether experiential avoidance (EA) may be one possible mechanism mediating the association between higher levels of food cravings and problematic eating behaviors. Late adolescents (n = 174) completed measures assessing EA, food cravings, and three problematic eating behaviors: emotional eating, cognitive restraint, and uncontrolled eating. Height and weight were measured objectively to calculate body mass index (BMI). Food cravings were positively associated with emotional eating and mediated by EA. EA also significantly mediated the association between greater cognitive restraint and greater food cravings. No significant mediation was detected for food cravings and uncontrolled eating. Future research may consider EA as a treatment target in intervention strategies for late adolescents seeking to decrease emotional or restrained eating behaviors.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food Cravings and Eating: The Role of Experiential Avoidance

Fahrenkamp

Darling

Ruzicka

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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“…Social support is a social factor that can reduce stress and is related with mental health among social animals including rodents, non-human primates, and humans (Kikusui et al 2006). In addition, social support often influences food contents consumed by human individuals (Cohen 2004;Torres and Nowson 2007;Lakey and Orehek 2011;Kwan and Gordon 2016;Darling et al 2017). In contrast, tested taste sensitivities, including OFS, had no association with daytime sleepiness in healthy young adult men.…”

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“…Of the four questions, question 1 was included for evaluating the number of mentors in one's social support network for dealing with personal distress. Social support can help manage and buffer one's stress and influence stress-induced emotional food intake (Torres and Nowson 2007;Kwan and Gordon 2016;Darling et al 2017). Question 2 was selected for evaluating the frequency of relaxation.…”

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Oral Fat Sensitivity Is Associated with Social Support for Stress Coping in Young Adult Men

Tanaka

Hong

Tominami

et al. 2018

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Oral fat sensitivity (OFS), the ability to taste fat, is associated with eating habits in humans, including daily fatty food consumption; namely, proper OFS is important for health. In addition, lifestyle factors, such as stress and sleep, may affect fat intake. However, correlations between OFS, stress management, and sleep are largely unknown. Thus, we investigated the associations of OFS with lifestyle factors regarding stress management and daytime sleepiness in healthy young adult men. We measured OFS, sensitivities for three prototypical tastes (sweet, salty, and sour), and BMI in 22 subjects (27.2 ± 6.0 years), who also completed a self-reported questionnaire on health, including lifestyle-related questions. The correlations of taste sensitivities with stress management and daytime sleepiness were analyzed. We thus found that the number of mentors for personal concerns (a question regarding stress management, social support) was positively associated with OFS (P = 0.041), but not the other taste sensitivities. In contrast, other lifestyle factors related to stress management (frequency of relaxation, frequency of eating when irritated or worried, and degree of satisfaction with one's sleep) and daytime sleepiness were not significantly associated with OFS, similar to that observed for other tested taste sensitivities. These results characterize the unique association of OFS with the degree of social support in healthy young men and provide novel insights into the nature of individual OFS differences. Thus, measuring the degree of social support may be helpful for the evaluation of OFS impairment, thereby contributing to the prevention of stress-induced overeating.

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“…There are clear gender differences in the responses to stressful daily problems, including eating (Stone and Brownell, 1994), body weight (Darling et al, 2017), hormonal regulation and other physiologic and pathologic outcomes (Fachin et al, 2008;Deak et al, 2015). In humans, the relationship between chronic life stress and weight gain is stronger in males than in females (Torres and Nowson, 2007).…”

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Melatonin Receptor Agonist Piromelatine Ameliorates Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Chronically Stressed Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet

Zhou

Wang

Luo

et al. 2017

J Pharmacol Exp Ther

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Modern lifestyle factors (high-caloric food rich in fat) and daily chronic stress are important risk factors for metabolic disturbances. Increased hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and the subsequent excess production of glucocorticoids (GCs) in response to chronic stress (CS) leads to increases in metabolic complications, such as type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance (IR). Melatonin (MLT), which protects several regulatory components of the HPA axis from GC-induced deterioration, might improve glucose homeostasis. Piromelatine is a melatonin receptor-1/melatonin receptor-2 (MT1/MT2) agonist with high affinity for MLT receptors and a longer duration of action than MLT. The objective of the present study was to explore the potential effects of piromelatine on glucose and lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity in rats with IR induced by a high-fat diet combined with CS (CF). The results showed that piromelatine prevented the suppression of body weight gain and energy intake induced by CF and normalized CF-induced hyperglycemia and homeostasis model assessment-IR index, which suggests that piromelatine prevented whole-body IR. Piromelatine also prevented CF-induced dysregulation of genes involved in glucose and lipid metabolism, including proinflammatory cytokines, in adipose tissue. In addition, piromelatine also attenuated CF-induced excess free corticosterone release, increased glucocorticoid receptor expression, and decreased 11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 expression, suggesting that piromelatine might ameliorate impaired glucose metabolism and prevent IR by normalizing HPA-axis functions. In conclusion, piromelatine might be a novel therapeutic agent for glucose intolerance and IR.

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Does Social Support Buffer the Association Between Stress Eating and Weight Gain During the Transition to College? Differences by Gender

Cited by 19 publications

References 49 publications

Food Cravings and Eating: The Role of Experiential Avoidance

Food Cravings and Eating: The Role of Experiential Avoidance

Oral Fat Sensitivity Is Associated with Social Support for Stress Coping in Young Adult Men

Melatonin Receptor Agonist Piromelatine Ameliorates Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Chronically Stressed Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet

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