Associations between mealtime anxiety and food intake in anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A salient disturbance in anorexia nervosa (AN) is the persistent restriction of food intake. Eating behavior in AN is thought to be influenced by anxiety. The current study probed associations between mealtime anxiety and food intake among individuals with AN and healthy comparison individuals (HC).

Method

Data were combined across three studies (total of 92 AN and 78 HC) for secondary data analysis. Participants completed a multiitem laboratory buffet meal and visual analogue scale assessments of pre-meal and post-meal anxiety. Linear regression models assessed the association between mealtime anxiety and calorie and fat intake at the meal, and whether associations differed by diagnostic group.

Results

Among individuals with AN, pre-meal anxiety was signifi

SUBMITTER: Lloyd EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8434846 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature