SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Emotional Eating Interventions for Adults Living with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- The impact of behavioral weight management interventions on eating behavior traits in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
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- Barriers and enablers to a healthy lifestyle in people with infertility: a mixed-methods systematic review.Human reproduction update · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based eating awareness training (MB-EAT) decreases emotional eating behavior among Hong Kong university students: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
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- Analysis of the Inter-Scale Agreement of Questionnaires to Assess the Emotional Eating in a Population of Polish Girls: PLACE-19 Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Social Support and Emotional Eating in Adults with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease: The Chain Mediation Effects of Weight Self-Stigma and Depression.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Loneliness, problematic digital media use, and nutritional-metabolic vulnerability in adolescents from single-parent households: an integrative review of eating- and sleep-related pathways.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Analysis of Influence of Experienced Stress and Emotional Eating on Body Mass in a Population of Polish Female Adolescents: PLACE-19 Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Genetic Blueprint of Obesity: From Pathogenesis to Novel Therapies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Review
- Emotional Eating and Obesity: An Update and New Insights.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Obesity: Prevalence, causes, consequences, management, preventive strategies and future research directions.Metabolism open · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundEmotional eating (EE) may be defined as a tendency to eat in response to negative emotions and energy-dense and palatable foods, and is common amongst adults with overweight or obesity. There is limited evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions that address EE.
objectivesTo synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of EE interventions for weight loss and EE in adults living with overweight or obesity.
methodsThis is a systematic review and meta-analysis. Adhering to the PRISMA guidance, a comprehensive electronic search was completed up to February 2022. Random effects meta-analysis was carried out to determine the percentage change in weight and EE scores.
resultsThirty-four studies were included. The combined effect size for percentage weight change was -1.08% (95% CI: -1.66 to -0.49, I
conclusionsInterventions to address EE showed promise in reducing EE and promoted a small amount of weight loss in adults living with overweight or obesity.
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