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ArticleEating behaviors2018

Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States.

Valentina Ivezaj, Ashley A Wiedemann, Janet A Lydecker, Carlos M Grilo

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Article in Eating behaviors, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Valentina IvezajYale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, United States. Electronic address: valentina.ivezaj@yale.edu.
Ashley A WiedemannYale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, United States.
Janet A LydeckerYale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, United States.
Carlos M GriloYale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, United States; Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, United States.
Yale University · US

Funding

Mid-Career Investigator Award in Eating and WeightK24DK070052 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GRILO, CARLOS M · 2005 to 2015
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NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK070052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study examined food addiction, assessed by the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), and associated features among a participant group of Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States.

methodParticipants were 140 Spanish-speaking Latino/as (n = 77 female) who participated in an anonymous web-based survey. Mean age and body mass index (BMI) were 31.87 (SD = 9.12) years and 28.34 (SD = 7.14) kg/m

resultsOf the 140 participants, 25 (17.9%) exceeded the clinical threshold of food addiction; no significant differences were observed between those categorized with versus without food addiction in age, sex, or race. YFAS scores were significantly correlated with EDE-Q overvaluation, EDE-Q dissatisfaction, BMI, SF-12, and the PHQ-2 (all p-values < .01). Categorical analyses revealed similar findings with participants categorized with clinical levels of food addiction being significantly more likely to meet clinical levels of overvaluation of weight/shape, and reporting significantly greater frequency of binge-eating, depressive symptoms, and poorer overall mental health than those not meeting food addiction criteria (all p-values < .05).

conclusionOur findings for this Spanish-speaking participant group are generally consistent with those reported in a meta-analysis of English-speaking individuals in suggesting that higher YFAS scores are associated with greater disturbances in eating psychopathology. Future studies should examine whether level of acculturation might contribute to differences in food addiction symptoms and associated psychopathology among Spanish-speaking Latino/as.

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AdultBody Mass IndexFemaleFood AddictionHispanic or LatinoHumansLanguageMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesUnited StatesBody mass indexFood addictionLatinosSpanishYale food addiction scale

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