Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children

Michels, Nathalie; Sioen, Isabelle; Braet, Caroline; Eiben, Gabriele; Hebestreit, Antje; Huybrechts, Inge; Vanaelst, Barbara; Vyncke, Krishna; Henauw, Stefaan De

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“…A poor emotional regulation leads to emotional eating in adults (31,32,80) . Studies consistently report that emotional eating is often followed by negative emotions, also in children (81)(82)(83)(84)(85) . Consequently, emotional eating is the result of self-inability to regulate emotions, and this maladaptive strategy might underlie the relationship between emotional dysregulation and obesity by modifying dietary intake (50,51,65) .…”

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The role of emotion regulation in childhood obesity: implications for prevention and treatment

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Stress and negative emotions pose a major threat to public health, by increasing the risk of obesity. Since the management process for emotions (emotion regulation; ER) is developed in childhood, we present a novel conceptual framework model for the role of ER in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. A narrative review of the literature by electronic database search (MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge and Scopus) was conducted of observational and interventional/experimental literature on ER and obesity and the underlying concepts. We also present an overview of ER intervention techniques. Our model indicates that childhood ER is a link between stress and obesity. Stress along with ineffective ER leads to abnormal cortisol patterns, emotional eating, sedentary lifestyle, reduction of physical activity, and sleep problems. Simultaneously, a healthy lifestyle could show benefits on ER and in developing adaptive ER strategies. In the development of obesity and ER, parents also play a role. By contrast, effective ER skills decrease obesity-related unhealthy behaviour and enhance protective factors, which boost health. The literature contains some observational studies of children but very few intervention studies, most of which are pilot or on-going studies. In conclusion, encouraging effective ER could be a useful new approach for combating and treating childhood obesity. Future ER intervention studies are needed to confirm the validity of this model in children.

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“…Some scholars have argued that stress is associated with unhealthy, emotional eating behavior (that is, eating in response to negative emotions) and imbalanced dietary pattern [11][12][13]. Michels et al [7] reported that emotional eating behavior can play a mediating role in the mechanism linking stress and imbalanced dietary pattern.…”

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“…However, unhealthy dietary behavior, like consuming too much fat or sugar, can engender such unfavorable outcomes as obesity or overweight [7]. Some scholars have argued that stress is associated with unhealthy, emotional eating behavior (that is, eating in response to negative emotions) and imbalanced dietary pattern [11][12][13].…”

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“…The dietary behavior of school-aged children and adolescents is generally known to be influenced by physiological, psychological, and social factors [8]. Particularly, the relationship between emotional state and diet has been reported in some studies [7,9], and there is evidence that stress in childhood, during which physical development occurs rapidly, affects not only health but also dietary behavior like food choice and consumption via physical processes [10].…”

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“…Additionally, Michels et al [7] reported that psychological stress affects dietary pattern, which can lead to unhealthy food choices. The dietary behavior of school-aged children and adolescents is generally known to be influenced by physiological, psychological, and social factors [8].…”

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Effects of Daily Stress on Dietary Pattern among Elementary School Children in Seongnam City

Kim

Kye

2017

Korean J Community Nutr

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Objectives: The study was conducted to investigate the relationship between several stress measures in everyday life, emotional eating behavior, and dietary pattern (snacks, fatty foods, sweet beverages, fruits and vegetables) in school-aged children.Methods: One hundred and ninety-four students of an elementary school located in Seongnam City participated in the study. The students responded to the survey questionnaire by self-report, which consisted of items regarding general characteristics, height, weight, dietary habits, frequency of consuming healthy (fruits and vegetables) and unhealthy foods (snacks, fatty foods, and sweet beverages), emotional eating behavior, and daily stress. Correlational analysis was performed to examine the relationship between stress, emotional eating behavior, and dietary pattern, and Poisson and logistic regression analyses were conducted to investigate the effects of stress on dietary pattern.Results: Positive correlations were found between all stress factors and emotional eating behavior and between the friend and personal factor (one of the stress factors) and the consumption of sweet beverages. The frequency of consuming sweet beverages was 2.6 times higher in the high stress group than in the low stress group (95% CI).Conclusions: Children's daily stress was associated with emotional eating behavior and undesirable dietary pattern such as consumption of sweet beverages.Korean J Community Nutr 22(6): 475~484, 2017

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The Great Recession weighted on Portuguese children: A structural equation modeling approach considering eating patterns

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American J Hum Biol

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Objectives: Further evidence on how the Great Recession was associated with childhood obesity is needed, particularly when the world is facing a new and severe economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores: (1) the direct association of the 2008's economic crisis with eating patterns and body mass index (BMI), among children, independently of their socioeconomic status (SES), and (2) the indirect association between the crisis and children's BMI, by using eating patterns as mediators. Methods: A sample of children (n = 8472, mean age: 7.17 years old, 50.8% male) was recruited in schools from the cities of Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon, Portugal. Children's height and weight were objectively measured; BMI was calculated. Other data were collected by a parental questionnaire. A structural equation modeling studied the associations between the economic crisis impact, eating patterns, and BMI; model was adjusted for SES.Results: Children in families that reported a greater impact of the economic crisis showed higher consumption of unhealthy food items and lower consumption of healthy foods, regardless of SES. Indirectly, children whose parents scored higher in the economic crisis impact had higher BMI mediated by a higher consumption of cakes/chocolates and lower intake of vegetables/ salads. Conclusions:The economic crisis was associated with higher BMI and unhealthy eating patterns. Efforts to promote healthy diets and weight are needed at a population level rather than for specific social classes, particularly in the face of a new economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children

Cited by 201 publications

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The role of emotion regulation in childhood obesity: implications for prevention and treatment

The role of emotion regulation in childhood obesity: implications for prevention and treatment

Effects of Daily Stress on Dietary Pattern among Elementary School Children in Seongnam City

The Great Recession weighted on Portuguese children: A structural equation modeling approach considering eating patterns

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