The relationship between food insecurity and emotional eating during the coronavirus pandemic in northern California.

Andreza S B Souza, Marcelle M Dougan, Giselle A P Pignotti

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Andreza S B SouzaDepartment of Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging, San José State University. One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0058, USA.

Marcelle M DouganDepartment of Public Health and Recreation, San José State University. One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, USA.

Giselle A P PignottiDepartment of Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging, San José State University. One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0058, USA.

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Objectives: This cross-sectional study examined the association between food insecurity and emotional eating and explored correlations between emotional eating and dietary behavior in the U.S during the pandemic. Methods: Participants ( Results: Overall, 31.3 % of the participants experienced food insecurity. Food insecurity was associated with higher emotional eating in the crude model (beta = 0.33; 95 % confidence level [CL]: 0.15, 0.52), but not in the fully adjusted regression model (beta = 0.15; 95 % CL: -0.06, 0.37). Intakes of sugary snacks ( Conclusions: In this study, emotional eating was not associated with food insecurity and was weakly positively correlated with the intake of energy-dense foods. The relationship between food insecurity and emotional eating is complex and not yet clearly defined. Examination of longitudinal associations between emotional eating, food insecurity, and energy-dense foods is warranted.

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COVID-19Diet intakeEmotional eatingFood accessFood security

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PMID40065755

DOI10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103010

PMCPMC11891732

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