Television use and binge eating in adults seeking weight loss treatment

Impact of weight stigma on physiological and psychological health outcomes for overweight and obese adults: A systematic review

“…In terms of internalized weight stigma, four studies reported a significant positive association between internalized weight stigma and binge eating behaviours ( r = .43–.58, all p < .05) (Burmeister & Carels, ; Carels et al., , ; Pearl et al., ). In addition, Durso, Latner, and Hayashi () found that internalized weight stigma partially mediated the association between perceived discrimination and eating disturbances.…”

“…Internalized weight stigma was positively associated with depressive symptoms ( r = .43–.66, all p < .05) (Burmeister & Carels, ; Carels et al., ; Durso, ; Durso, Latner, White, et al., ), but one study reported no significant association (Carels et al., ). In addition, Hilbert, Braehler, Haeuser, and Zenger () found that self‐evaluation mediated the relationship between internalized weight stigma and depressive symptoms.…”

“…Higher internalized weight stigma was significantly associated with higher body image dissatisfaction ( r = .60, p < .01) (Durso, ), lower appearance evaluation ratings ( r = −0.63, p < .01) (Carels et al., ) and lower body satisfaction ( r = −.51, p < .01) (Burmeister & Carels, ). For the other measures of weight stigma, Robinson () reported that greater perceived weight‐related teasing was associated with higher body image dissatisfaction ( r = .42, p < .01).…”

Health Consequences of Weight Stigma: Implications for Obesity Prevention and Treatment

“…Weight bias internalization is positively associated with binge eating in obese adults seeking weight loss treatment [20,21] and is endorsed at higher levels in weight-loss treatment samples compared to controls [22•]. In a sample of treatment-seeking obese patients with BED (N=100), internalization of weight bias made significant independent contributions to the variance of eating disorder pathology even after controlling for depression, self-esteem, and personal anti-fat attitudes [22•] and also correlates with poorer self-reported health among overweight patients seeking treatment for BED (N=255) [23].…”

Gene-Gene Interplay and Gene-Diet Interactions Involving the <b><i>MTNR1B </i></b>rs10830963 Variant with Body Weight Loss

“…Therefore, a number of strategies have been investigated in order to induce a negative energy balance and body weight loss, such as a reduction of energy intake, an increase in physical activity, behavioral approaches and pharmacological or surgical treatments [2,3]. However, individual responses to body weight loss interventions vary widely and several studies have aimed to identify psychological, behavioral and personal predictors of this variability [4,5,6]. In this context, genetic factors have been described to be associated with adiposity and body weight control, since there are diverse genes involved in the regulation of energy expenditure, appetite, thermogenesis, adipogenesis, insulin resistance and lipid metabolism [7,8,9].…”