Emotional and Uncontrolled Eating Mediate the Well-Being-Adiposity Relationship in Women but Not in Men.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Sex and gender influence dietary habits, eating behaviors, mental health, and obesity risk. Women exhibit a higher prevalence of emotional eating and mental health problems, which may contribute to sex-specific differences in adiposity. This study aimed to explore the associations between adiposity, diet quality, eating behaviors, mental health, and well-being, and to examine whether eating behaviors mediate the relationship between mental health and adiposity, stratified by sex. Methods: One hundred twenty-three adults (35.6 ± 7.9 years; 63.4% women) with overweight and obesity participated in this cross-sectional study. Adiposity parameters (BMI, body fat, waist and hip circumferences), biochemical parameters, eating behaviors (Three-Factor Eating Que

SUBMITTER: Diez-Hernandez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787970 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature