Food insecurity and eating disorder pathology

Becker, Carolyn Black; Middlemass, Keesha M.; Taylor, Brigitte; Johnson, Clara; Gomez, Francesca

doi:10.1002/eat.22735

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“…Seven studies have examined the relationship between WBI and other outcomes related to weight and health. These studies reported the following findings: WBI was lower among white adults with (versus without) a family weight history of overweight/obesity ; higher WBI was associated with a younger age of onset of overweight/obesity and reports of food insecurity ; and WBI was not significantly related to television use , health care utilization or alcohol consumption .…”

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Weight bias internalization and health: a systematic review

2018

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A robust literature has documented the negative health effects of being the target of weight bias. Weight bias internalization (WBI) occurs when individuals apply negative weight stereotypes to themselves and self-derogate because of their body weight. Compared with experiences of weight bias, less is known about the relationship between WBI and mental and physical health, although more literature on this topic has emerged in recent years. The current systematic review identified 74 studies assessing the relationship between WBI and health and interventions designed to reduce WBI and improve health. Over half of identified studies were published from 2016 to 2017. Results showed strong, negative relationships between WBI and mental health outcomes. Fewer studies have examined the relationship between WBI and physical health, and results were less consistent. Key directions for future research are highlighted, including the need for prospective and experimental studies with greater sample diversity.

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Weight bias internalization and health: a systematic review

2018

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“…Previous studies, conducted with different participant groups in the US, reported that food insecurity was associated with binge eating (Becker et al, ; Bruening et al, ) and was unexpectedly associated with weight‐compensatory behaviors (Becker et al, ). Our previous study extended this new emerging literature by finding that low and very low food securities were significantly associated with both BED and obesity versus a healthy‐weight comparison group (Rasmusson et al, ).…”

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“…We recently reported, in a survey study of 1,251 US adults, that food insecurity was associated with BED and obesity (without comorbid eating disorders; Rasmusson, Lydecker, Coffino, White, & Grilo, ). A previous study of 503 adults seeking food from food pantries reported that food‐insecurity severity was associated with binge‐eating frequency, eating‐disorder psychopathology, and compensatory‐behavior frequency (vomiting, laxative/diuretic use, and excessive exercise; Becker, Middlemass, Taylor, Johnson, & Gomez, ).…”

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“…Despite the potential overlap in function between restriction related to food insecurity and internally‐motivated restriction for weight loss, and research reporting associations with BED (Rasmusson et al, ) and weight‐compensatory behaviors (Becker et al, ), no research has investigated whether food insecurity is related to BN as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Health Disorders, 5th edition (DSM‐5; American Psychiatric Association, ). Thus, the current study aimed to extend our previously published work (Rasmusson et al, ) by examining the relationship between food insecurity and BN.…”

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Food insecurity and bulimia nervosa in the United States

Lydecker

Grilo

2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Background: Food insecurity occurs when access to food is limited by financial hardship.Yet, paradoxically, food insecurity is associated with overeating, with emerging evidence that it may be related to disordered eating. A recent report found that food insecurity was associated with binge-eating disorder (BED), but it is not yet known whether food insecurity is also associated with bulimia nervosa (BN).Methods: Participants were 873 respondents recruited online who completed a battery of established measures and were categorized into three study groups: healthyweight (HW), BED, and BN. Hierarchical logistic regressions evaluated the extent to which low and very low food security were associated with BN compared with HW and BED study groups.Results: Low and very low food security were both associated with increased likelihood of BN group membership compared with HW but not BED.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that food insecurity is associated with BN and also suggest that food insecurity's association with BN is similar to that for BED. These findings highlight the need for greater clinical and research attention to associations between food insecurity and eating disorders that include binge eating to inform eating-disorder prevention and treatment. K E Y W O R D Sbinge eating, binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, food insecurity, overeating, weight

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“…Community-based participatory research (CBPR) disrupts traditional research power hierarchies in which participants simply provide data to researchers, and better ensures that interventions meet the needs of communities. For example, CBPR has been credited as essential to the success of the global dissemination of an evidencebased eating disorder prevention program(Becker, Middlemass, Taylor, Johnson, & Gomez, 2017). In this issue,Ciao, Ohls, and Pringle (2018) provide a further case example of CBPR research in action.…”

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