ArticleObesity surgery2018
Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Food Addiction to Bariatric Surgery Completion and Weight Loss Outcome.
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- History of abuse and bariatric surgery outcomes: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Pooled it
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- Childhood traumatic experiences and addiction-like eating behaviors: the mediating roles of attachment, mentalization, and emotional eating.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- How Do Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care Approaches Underpin Bariatric Surgery Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission? A Scoping Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
- The Path from Childhood Emotional Maltreatment to Disordered Eating Behaviors: The Role of Reflective Functioning and Food Addiction.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Onset of Overweight/Obesity.Current obesity reports · 2024Review
- The role of anhedonia in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), alcohol use disorder symptoms, and food addiction symptoms in a sample of emerging adults with histories of heavy drinking.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Attention, Externalizing and Internalizing Problems Mediated Differently on Internet Gaming Disorder Among Children and Adolescents With a Family History of Addiction as an Adverse Childhood Experience.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Symptoms Among Bariatric Patients.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2023Article
- Early life influences on the development of food addiction in college attending young adults.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
- BMI moderates the association between adverse childhood experiences and COPD.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2022Article
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- Limitations of the protective measure theory in explaining the role of childhood sexual abuse in eating disorders, addictions, and obesity: an updated model with emphasis on biological embedding.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Review
- Behavioral Interventions to Attenuate Driven Overeating and Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and adult diet quality.Journal of nutritional science · 2021Article
- The social ecology of childhood and early life adversity.Pediatric research · 2021Review
- Reward-related eating, self-regulation, and weight change in pregnancy and postpartum: the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study (PEAS).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Observational
- Meeting of Minds around Food Addiction: Insights from Addiction Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, and Neurosciences.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Food Addiction and Psychosocial Adversity: Biological Embedding, Contextual Factors, and Public Health Implications.Nutrients · 2020Review
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Abstract
introduction/purposeAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are known risk factors for obesity and poor outcomes following weight loss interventions. ACEs are also associated with addictive behaviors and, potentially, food addiction (FA). This study examined the relationship between ACEs and FA, and their association to undergoing bariatric surgery and post-surgical weight loss outcomes. MATERIALS AND
methodsBetween June 2013 and January 2016, 1586 bariatric-surgery-seeking patients completed a psychological evaluation. During their evaluation, the patients were administered measures including the ACE questionnaire and the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
results19.2% of those seeking bariatric surgery reported being the victim of childhood sexual abuse, and 22.1% reported being the victim of childhood physical abuse. An elevated ACE score corresponded to increased likelihood of screening positive for FA and more severe FA. When the type of ACE was analyzed separately, ACE was not associated with bariatric surgery completion or percent total weight loss (%TWL). Screening positive for FA corresponded to less %TWL 1 year post-surgery as the total number of ACEs increased, yet there was no association with %TWL 2 years post-surgery. The participants were classified into two groups, those positive for an ACE or FA versus those negative for both. Those who screened positive were significantly less likely to undergo bariatric surgery.
conclusionScreening positive for experiencing ACEs was related to severity of FA, and screening positive for being the victim of either childhood abuse or FA reduced the likelihood of completing bariatric surgery. More research is needed to determine how these psychosocial factors might influence bariatric surgery outcomes.
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