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ArticleAppetite2022

Intuitive eating buffers the link between internalized weight stigma and body mass index in stressed adults.

Tosca D Braun, Jessica L Unick, Ana M Abrantes, Kristy Dalrymple, Lisa A Conboy, Elizabeth Schifano, Crystal L Park, Sara W Lazar

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Article in Appetite, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Tosca D BraunDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT, 06269-1020, UK; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Medicine at Brown University, USA; Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, 196 Richmond St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA. Electronic address: tosca_braun@brown.edu.
Jessica L UnickDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Medicine at Brown University, USA; Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, 196 Richmond St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA. Electronic address: junick@lifespan.org.
Ana M AbrantesDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Medicine at Brown University, USA; Behavioral Medicine and Addictions Research, Butler Hospital, USA. Electronic address: ana_abrantes@brown.edu.
Kristy DalrympleDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Medicine at Brown University, USA; Lifespan Physician's Group, 146 West River Street, Suite 11B, Providence, RI, 02904, USA. Electronic address: kdalrymple@lifespan.org.
Lisa A ConboyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA; New England School of Acupuncture, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, USA. Electronic address: lisa_conboy@hms.harvard.edu.
Elizabeth SchifanoDepartment of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Road U4120, Storrs, CT, 06269, UK. Electronic address: elizabeth.schifano@uconn.edu.
Crystal L ParkDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT, 06269-1020, UK. Electronic address: crystal.park@uconn.edu.
Sara W LazarDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychology, Harvard Medical School, USA. Electronic address: slazar@mgh.harvard.edu.
University of Connecticut · USBrown University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USHarvard University · USProvidence College · US

Funding

Training in Behavioral & Preventive MedicineT32HL076134 · NHLBI · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI John Graham Thomas · 2006 to 2026
$5.7M
Preliminary study of a Yoga Program to catalyze health behavior changeR34AT007197 · NCCIH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LAZAR, SARA W · 2013 to 2014
$813k
NCCIH NIH HHS L30 AT011637NCCIH NIH HHS R34 AT007197NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL076134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is independently associated with less intuitive eating (i.e., eating based on endogenous hunger/satiety cues) and higher Body Mass Index (BMI), and intuitive eating training is commonly conceptualized as protective against the effects of IWS on poor behavioral health. The 3-way relationship between IWS, intuitive eating, and BMI has yet to be examined, and it is unclear whether the link between IWS and BMI is buffered by high intuitive eating. This secondary preliminary analysis examined baseline data of stressed adults with poor diet (N = 75, 70% female, 64.1% White, 42.7% with overweight/obesity) in a parent clinical trial that tested the effects of yoga on diet and stress. Validated self-report surveys of IWS and intuitive eating were analyzed with objectively-assessed BMI. Moderated regression analyses using the SPSS PROCESS macro tested whether intuitive eating moderated the IWS-BMI link. The analysis revealed IWS was positively associated with BMI except among people with high intuitive eating. Results extend observational findings linking intuitive eating to lower BMI, and offer preliminary support for the hypothesis that this link may hold even among those with greater IWS. It's possible that individuals with lower BMI and greater IWS may gravitate more towards intuitive eating than those with greater BMI, and/or intuitive eating may be an important target for ameliorating the adverse association of IWS with behavioral and physical health indicators linked to BMI. Continued work is warranted in larger, more generalizable samples using causal and prospective designs.

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Weight PrejudiceAdultBody Mass IndexBody WeightEatingFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleOverweightProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesBody mass indexInternalized weight biasInternalized weight stigmaIntuitive eatingStress

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PMID34813916
PMCPMC9434977
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