"There is no way to avoid the first bite": A qualitative investigation of addictive-like eating in treatment-seeking Brazilian women and men

Appetite
Emilie LacroixKristin M von Ranson

Abstract

There has been polarizing debate on addictive-like eating in recent years. To move toward valid definition and measurement of this construct, qualitative research describing individuals' experiences is needed. The present study explored how Brazilian men and women define and experience addictive-like eating. Interviews were conducted with 7 men and 8 women (Mage = 46.6 years, MBMI = 35.43 kg/m2) seeking treatment for addictive-like eating. Thematic analysis of interviews identified three saturated, overarching themes describing participants' conceptualizations of the (1) characteristics, (2) causal factors, and (3) consequences of addictive-like eating. Lack of control was a key characteristic of addictive-like eating described by all participants. A causal factor which most participants described was emotional eating. Consequences included emotional, interpersonal, occupational, and health-related impairments which appeared primarily related to weight gain, rather than to the pattern of addictive-like eating itself. These results are largely consistent with those of previous qualitative studies. Importantly, the symptoms described by our participants and in previous qualitative studies may be inadequately captured by existing ...Continue Reading

Citations

Oct 14, 2020·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·Maxime Legendre, Catherine Bégin
Dec 8, 2020·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Ursula TrübswasserElise F Talsma
Apr 14, 2021·Obesity Research & Clinical Practice·Jônatas OliveiraTáki Athanássios Cordás
May 2, 2021·Eating Behaviors·Emilie Lacroix, Kristin M von Ranson
Jun 23, 2019·Appetite·Carley PatersonKristin M von Ranson
May 20, 2021·Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy·Elyse O'LoghlenRoslyn Galligan

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