Food cravings and loss-of-control eating in youth: Associations with gonadal hormone concentrations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Among youth with overweight, food cravings (FC) are associated with loss-of-control (LOC)-eating, but the impact of sex-associated biological characteristics on this relationship is unknown. We examined whether sex and gonadal hormone concentrations moderated the relationships between FC and LOC-eating severity among healthy boys and girls across the weight strata in natural and laboratory environments.

Method

Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), FC, and LOC-eating severity were reported 3-5 times a day for 2 weeks. In the laboratory, participants reported FC, consumed lunch from a buffet test meal designed to simulate LOC-eating, and rated LOC-eating severity during the meal.

Results

Eighty-seven youth (13.0 ± 2.7 years, 58.6% female, 32.2% with ove

SUBMITTER: Parker MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8355041 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature