Two facets of stress and indirect effects on child diet through emotion-driven eating

Abstract

Objective Stress has been associated with high-calorie, low-nutrient food intake (HCLN) and emotion-driven eating (EDE). However, effects on healthy food intake remain unknown. This study examined two facets of stress (self-efficacy, perceived helplessness) and food consumption, mediated by EDE. Methods Cross-sectional data from fourth-graders (n = 978; 52% female, 28% Hispanic) in an obesity intervention used self-report to assess self-efficacy, helplessness, EDE, fruit/vegetable (FV) intake, and high-calorie/low-nutrient (HCLN) food. Results Higher stress self-efficacy was associated with higher FV intake, β = .354, p < 0.001, and stress perceived helplessness had an indirect effect on HCLN intake through emotion-driven eating, indirect effect = .094, p < 0.001; χ2(347) = 659.930, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.940, TLI = 0.930, RMSEA = 0.030, p = 1.00, adjusting for gender, ethnicity, BMI z-score, and program group. Conclusions and Implications Stress self-efficacy may be more important for healthy food intake and perceived helplessness may indicate emotion-driven eating and unhealthy snack food intake. Obesity prevention programs may consider teaching stress management techniques to avoid emotion-driven eating.

Externalizing behavior is prospectively associated with intake of added sugar and sodium among low socioeconomic status preschoolers in a sex-specific manner

“…An experimental study among 43 US children aged 5–9 y of age found that greater stress-related cortisol was related to greater energy intake in the absence of hunger among the 8–9 year olds, although not in the younger children [ 26 ]. Finally, another US study showed that high stress self-efficacy (i.e., ability to handle stress) among fourth-graders was related to higher fruit and vegetable intake [ 27 ]. In summation, it is possible that the associations we observed between externalizing behavior and diet could be related to stress and emotional eating.…”

Sobrepeso E Obesidade Em Alunos De 6-10 Anos De Escola Estadual De Umuarama/Pr

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Is the Failure to Lose Weight among the Obese Partly Because Obesity is an Addictive Disease?

“…22,32 Impacting both physical and psychological wellbeing one mechanism of obesity development that has not been well explored is that due to excess caloric intake as a result of being addicted to foods with high fat and sugar content as discussed by Merlo et al 22 In addition, data from animal models does suggest that the food addiction hypothesis in relation to obesity is potentially relevant. 33 Other evidence does suggest that in addition to a possible increased preference for sweetness, 22 contributing to this association may be various forms of stress, that have been correlated with emotion-driven eating, of high calorie and low nutrient food intake 34 and the specific manufacture of obesogenic foods that fosters addiction. 29 It also seems noteworthy that obesity is more evident among the poorer classes who eat more foods in general that could be termed hyperpalatable, but low in nutrient value.…”