Reward-related eating, self-regulation, and weight change in pregnancy and postpartum: the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study (PEAS).

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Reward-related eating is hypothesized to underlie risk for weight gain in obesogenic environments, but its role is unknown during pregnancy and postpartum when weight change is normative, but excess weight gain and weight retention are common. This study examined associations of self-reported reward-related eating, self-regulation, and the home food environment with excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum weight change.

Subjects/methods

Participants in the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study observational cohort were enrolled at ≤12 weeks pregnancy and followed through 1-year postpartum (458 recruited; 367 retained through delivery). Participants completed four measures of reward-related eating-Modified Yale Food Addiction Scale, Power of F

SUBMITTER: Nansel TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8205306 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature