scholarly journals The Prevalence of ‘‘Food Addiction’’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic Measured Using the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) among the Adult Population of Poland

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 4115
Author(s):  
Magdalena Zielińska ◽  
Edyta Łuszczki ◽  
Anna Bartosiewicz ◽  
Justyna Wyszyńska ◽  
Katarzyna Dereń
Keyword(s):  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
World Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
Yfas 2.0

The announcement of the coronavirus pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), ongoing restrictions and isolation led to a break with the daily routine, and suspension of social contacts, but also imposed new challenges on the population related to maintaining healthy eating habits. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of “food addiction” (FA) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland in relation to several variables including depression. The method of analysis was a questionnaire containing original questions and the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS). A total of 1022 Polish residents aged 18–75 participated in the study (N = 1022; 93.7% women, 6.3% men). The prevalence of FA during the COVID-19 pandemic measured with the YFAS 2.0 scale was 14.1%. The average weight gain during the pandemic in 39% of respondents was 6.53 kg. Along with the increase in the value of the BMI index, the intensity of “food addiction” increased in the study group. People with depression had statistically significantly more FA symptoms than healthy people. This work may motivate future research to evaluate the association and potential overlap of “food addiction” and problem eating behaviors during the pandemic and the obesity problem.

scholarly journals Effect of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Lockdown on Body Weight, Maladaptive Eating Habits, Anxiety, and Depression in a Bariatric Surgery Waiting List Cohort

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umberto Albert ◽  
Pasquale Losurdo ◽  
Alessia Leschiutta ◽  
Serena Macchi ◽  
Natasa Samardzic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Food Habit ◽  
World Health ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Obesity Class ◽  
Maladaptive Eating

Abstract Purpose On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a “public health emergency of international concern.” The primary aim of the study was to evaluate weight and food habit changes during COVID-19 outbreak. The secondary endpoint was to explore the psychological factors, arising during the pandemic, influencing weight and dietary variations. Materials and Methods A survey composed of four different items was conducted by telephone interview: (1) anthropometric data and type of procedure, (2) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), (3) maladaptive eating behaviors, and (4) personal feelings moved by the COVID-19 spread and lockdown. Results Fifty-six patients were enrolled. No significant changes in weight, BMI, and maladaptive eating habits were observed. A significant reduction in the anxiety index score was observed. In 17.8% of cases, a change in obesity class was reported, and among these patients, a substantial modification in bariatric procedures was planned (60%). Conclusion This study showed no effect on weight and BMI nor on rates of maladaptive eating habits associated with quarantine/social isolation among severely obese individuals waiting for the bariatric surgery. At the end of lockdown, a considerable proportion of patients modified their initial obesity class, and in selected cases, it could represent a criteria for rearrangement of the planned bariatric procedure. In obese patients, the lockdown and social distancing generated a reduction of fear of confronting and being negatively judged by others. This psychological aspect was assessed with the reduction of the HADS score.

scholarly journals The relationship between food addiction and patterns of disordered eating with exercise dependence: in amateur endurance athletes

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1573-1582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolin Hauck ◽  
Melanie Schipfer ◽  
Thomas Ellrott ◽  
Brian Cook
Keyword(s):  
Food Addiction ◽  
Endurance Athletes ◽  
Exercise Dependence ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Yfas 2.0 ◽  
First Time

Abstract Purpose Examine the prevalence and potential relationships among food addiction (FA)—as measured by Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0), eating disorders (ED)—as measured by Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS)—and exercise dependence (EXD)—as measured by Questionnaire to Diagnose Exercise Dependence in Endurance Sports (FESA), for the first time worldwide, in amateur endurance athletes. Methods A total of 1022 German-speaking endurance athletes (44% male, Ø 36 years, Ø BMI 23 kg/m2) replied to an online questionnaire consisting of demographics, related parameters, and the German versions of YFAS 2.0, EDDS, and FESA. Results Prevalence of FA, ED, and EXD was 6.2, 6.5, and 30.5%. The probability for FA increases with BMI, thoughts about food and EXD score, and decreases with age and when an ED is present. People with FA and people with ED vs. people with both, FA&ED, differed significantly in this cohort. Strong significant relationships were found between FA and EXD (X2 (1) = 15.117, p < 0.001, n = 1022). Conclusions A considerable number of amateur endurance athletes may suffer from FA. The association between FA and EXD is stronger than between ED and EXD, indicating FA as a potentially more relevant subject—than ED—for prevention or therapy in people with EXD. Further studies are needed to investigate parameters and relationships between the possibly involved types of ED, FA, and EXD. Level of evidence Level III, well-designed cohort analytic study.

Food addiction: is it a nosological category or a psychopathological dimension? Preliminary results of an Italian study

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Piccinni ◽  
Donatella Marazziti ◽  
Claudio Cargioli ◽  
Mauro Mauri ◽  
Tiziana Stallone
Keyword(s):  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Clinical Interview ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Positive Symptom ◽  
Symptom Index ◽  
Manic Symptoms ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
Controversial Concept

Abstract Background Food addiction (FA) is a controversial concept, denoting the craving for certain foods. Given the little information available, the aim of this study was to evaluate the possible relationships between FA and full-blown and subthreshold psychopathology or eating behaviors in subjects consulting nutritional biologists. Materials and methods Three-hundred and fifty subjects completed the following self-questionnaires: Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), Structured Clinical Interview for Mood Spectrum, Self-Report, Lifetime Version (MOOD-SR-LT), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), Structured Clinical Interview for Anorexic-Bulimic Spectrum, Self-Report, Lifetime Version (ABS-SR-LT). Results Most of the subjects were women (n = 278) and the remaining were 72 men. A large proportion of the subjects (77.1%) had a YFAS score <3 and 22.9% ≥3, with no difference between men and women. The YFAS scores ≥3 were significantly and positively related to the all ABS-SR-LT domains, as well as to three dimensions (Depression, Hypomania, Rhythmicity) of the MOOD-SR-LT, and some SCL-90-R domains (Sensitivity, Psychoticism, General Symptom Index and Positive Symptom). Conclusion Our data, while indicating that FA is related to different subthreshold psychopathological domains, in particular, with both depressive and manic symptoms, as well as with rhythmicity of mood spectrum, or with eating subthreshold symptoms, would suggest that it might be a dimension underlying different conditions or symptom clusters.

scholarly journals The impact of joining the Eurozone on nutrition habits in Lithuania

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Dobrovolskij
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Oil ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
World Health ◽  
Consumer Prices ◽  
Fresh Vegetables ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nutrition Habits

Abstract Background Increases in the cost of food often leads to changes in the quantity and type of foods that are purchased. World Health Organization estimates that today’s global food prices rose to the highest level. Numerous research results show that the effect of the conversion of national currencies to the euro on the growth of consumer prices in euro area countries was generally mild and one-off. The aim - to explore the eating habits in 2019 of the Lithuanian population and compare it with results of an eating habits research which was made before the joining euro zone in 2013. Methods The sample under the survey included 1007 of the Lithuania’s population. The interviewing under a questionnaire was carried out in March 2019 using the questionnaire developed for this purpose. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS program package. The results were compared with nutritional habits of the survey done in 2013. Results The results showed that only one-fifth of the Lithuanian adult population thinks about food choices for health benefits - 22 % (in 2013 - 21 %). Food choice is affected by the taste - 37 % (in 2013 - 28%), to a lesser extent - the food price, which represents 24 % (in 2013 - 37%). 67% of the Lithuanian population (in 2013 - 43%) do not always eat at the same time. 59% (in 2013 - 59%) of the adult population eats three times a day. The majority - 98% (in 2013 - 92.9%) of the respondents had a snack between main meals. It is recommended to eat fresh vegetables every day, but this recommendation is shared by 55% (in 2013 - 40%). The milk and milk products are used each day by 51% (37% in 2013) of the population. The majority - 42% (in 2013 - 82%) of adult Lithuanian population most frequently used vegetable oil. Conclusions More people started to choose food by taste, and a decreased number of those who choose by price. There is increased number of people who eat fresh vegetables every day and decreased number of people who use vegetable oil. Key messages There are differents in nutrition habits among Lithuania population before and after joining Eurozone. The study showed the impact of joining the Eurozone on the diet of the population.

Validation of the Italian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (I-YFAS 2.0) in a sample of undergraduate students

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Aloi ◽  
Marianna Rania ◽  
Rita Cristina Rodríguez Muñoz ◽  
Susana Jiménez Murcia ◽  
Fernando Fernández-Aranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
Yfas 2.0

The validation of the Malay Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0: factor structure, item analysis and model fit

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 402-409
Author(s):  
Yogarabindranath Swarna Nantha ◽  
Ahalya Kalasivan ◽  
Mahalakshmi Ponnusamy Pillai ◽  
Poopathy Suppiah ◽  
Salmiah Md Sharif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Care Population ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
Yfas 2.0

AbstractObjective:The development of a second version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) coincides with the latest updates in the diagnosis of addiction as documented in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The objective of the present study was to translate the YFAS 2.0 into the Malay language and test its psychometric properties in a primary-care population.Design:Patients were assessed for food addiction utilizing the Malay YFAS 2.0. The participants were also assessed for eating disorder using the validated Malay Binge Eating Scale. The psychometric properties of the YFAS 2.0 were determined by analysing factor structure, overall item statistics, internal consistency and construct validity.Setting:Between 2017 and 2018, participants were chosen from a regional primary-care clinic in the district of Seremban, Malaysia.Participants:Patients (n 382) from a regional primary-care clinic.Results:The prevalence of food addiction was 5·0%. A two-factor structure of the YFAS was confirmed as the most optimal solution for the scale via confirmatory factor analysis. In both its diagnostic and symptom count version, the YFAS 2.0 had good internal consistency (Kuder–Richardson α > 0·80 and McDonald’s ω > 0·9).Conclusions:We validated a psychometrically sound Malay version of the YFAS 2.0 in a primary-care population. Both diagnostic and symptom count versions of the scale had robust psychometric properties. The questionnaire can be used to develop health promotion strategies to detect food addiction tendencies in a general population.

Research on unhealthy food and beverages advertising targeting children: Systematic literature review and directions for future research

2021 ◽  
pp. 031289622110595
Author(s):  
Ritu Srivastava ◽  
Parul Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
World Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Scholarly Research ◽  
Food And Beverages ◽  
Health Organization

The rising level of childhood obesity across the globe has escalated the worries of World Health Organization (WHO), health practitioners, policymakers, and regulators. One of the most prominent factors that promote unhealthy eating habits of children is the heavy advertising of food and beverages (F&B) targeted at children. This has deepened the concerns of stakeholders about the persuasion ethics of firms aggressively promoting unhealthy foodstuff to young consumers. This article presents a systematic literature review of scholarly research on the advertising of unhealthy F&B targeted at children. A systematic review of 70 peer-reviewed articles is conducted through the theoretical lens to present their contributions. Synthesising the findings of empirical studies, the scholarly research is classified into six core research themes. We elaborate on directions for future research: Theory, Context, and Methods and distil specific research questions for future studies. JEL Classification:

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