TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression Affects Emotional Eating and Dietary Intake and Is Related to Food Insecurity in a Group of Multiethnic, Low-income Women
AU - Dressler, Heidi
AU - Smith, Chery
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - Both depression and obesity are prevalent among low-income, food insecure women. Though a causal relationship between depression and obesity has been suggested, research has not extensively investigated dietary intake and eating behavior attributes in relation to depression in low-income women. This study examined symptoms of depression in a cross-sectional group of urban, low-income women (n = 330) and the relationship to food insecurity, dietary intake, weight status, and emotional eating. Results showed that depressed women were more food insecure, had higher caloric intake, and consumed more servings of discretionary foods, such as fat and sugar, which appeared to be partially mediated through the increased emotional eating among depressed participants and may contribute to increased weight overtime.
AB - Both depression and obesity are prevalent among low-income, food insecure women. Though a causal relationship between depression and obesity has been suggested, research has not extensively investigated dietary intake and eating behavior attributes in relation to depression in low-income women. This study examined symptoms of depression in a cross-sectional group of urban, low-income women (n = 330) and the relationship to food insecurity, dietary intake, weight status, and emotional eating. Results showed that depressed women were more food insecure, had higher caloric intake, and consumed more servings of discretionary foods, such as fat and sugar, which appeared to be partially mediated through the increased emotional eating among depressed participants and may contribute to increased weight overtime.
KW - depression
KW - food insecurity
KW - food intake emotional eating
KW - obesity–hunger paradox
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U2 - 10.1080/19320248.2015.1045666
DO - 10.1080/19320248.2015.1045666
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84945485728
SN - 1932-0248
VL - 10
SP - 496
EP - 510
JO - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
JF - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
IS - 4
ER -