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Trial reportEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2025

Food Addiction in Individuals With Overweight and Obesity Undergoing a 12-Week Long Tailored mHealth Weight Loss Intervention.

Magdalena Pape, Stephan Herpertz, Tanja Färber, Caroline Seiferth, Natalie Schoemann, Jörg Wolstein, Sabine Steins-Loeber

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Trial report in European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04080193 (Gender-sensitive Enhancement of Common Weight Loss Strategies for Overweight and Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT04080193 nacompletednot on this map

Gender-sensitive Enhancement of Common Weight Loss Strategies for Overweight and Obesity: a Personalized Smartphone App

TypeinterventionalSponsorOtto-Friedrich-University BambergRan2019 to 2022Enrolled213ConditionsOverweight and Obesity, Weight Loss, GenderArmsSmartphone-based interventional trial
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Magdalena PapeDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1952-8625
Stephan HerpertzDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL-University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Tanja FärberDepartment of Pathopsychology, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.
Caroline SeiferthDepartment of Pathopsychology, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.
Natalie SchoemannDepartment of Pathopsychology, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.
Jörg WolsteinDepartment of Pathopsychology, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.
Sabine Steins-LoeberDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01GL1719A/B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFormer studies indicated worse outcome for individuals with food addiction (FA) when participating in weight loss programs. Yet, the results may have been influenced by comorbid eating disorders and insufficient consideration of psychological aspects associated with FA.

methodsWe report here a subgroup analysis on treatment success of participants with overweight/obesity and FA, but no comorbid eating disorders, compared to individuals with overweight/obesity but without FA and eating disorders taking part in a 12-week long tailored mHealth weight loss intervention (IG) that addresses psychological aspects of overweight/obesity or a waitlist control condition (CG). Body-mass-index and eating styles were assessed at four time points: baseline, 3, 9 and 15 months after baseline.

resultsOverall, the IG significantly reduced weight and improved eating styles. The efficacy of the intervention was higher in the IG + FA concerning long-term weight loss and emotional eating.

conclusionThese findings suggest that individuals with FA, without comorbid eating disorders, benefit from a tailored mHealth weight loss intervention that focuses on psychological aspects of overweight/obesity. This underscores the presence of a FA subgroup among individuals with overweight and obesity, characterised by unique vulnerabilities and treatment responses, which should be further analysed. There is a need for specialised treatment of FA components in obesity and overweight.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04080193.

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Food AddictionObesityOverweightWeight Reduction ProgramsAdultBody Mass IndexFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTelemedicineTreatment OutcomeWeight Losseating disorderseating pathologyeating stylesfood addictionmHealthweight loss

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PMID40181555
PMCPMC12319144

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