TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship of fruit, vegetable, and fat consumption to binge eating symptoms in African American and Hispanic or Latina women
AU - Wilson, Penny L.
AU - O'Connor, Daniel P.
AU - Kaplan, Charles D.
AU - Bode, Sharon
AU - Mama, Scherezade K.
AU - Lee, Rebecca E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by a grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (NIH NCI 1R01CA109403) to Dr. Rebecca E. Lee at the University of Houston.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - African American (AA) and Hispanic or Latina (HL) women have the highest rates of overweight and obesity of any gender and ethnic groups. Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States and is linked to overweight and obesity. Traditional treatments for BED may not be appropriate or viable for AA and HL women, because they are less likely than whites to seek treatment for psychological conditions and may have less access to healthcare. Improving dietary habits in those with BED or subthreshold BED may reduce binge eating symptoms. The current study investigated the association of fruit, vegetable, and fat consumption to binge eating symptoms in AA and HL women. AA and HL women in the Health Is Power (HIP) study (N=283) reported fruit and vegetable intake, fat intake, and binge eating symptoms. Women were middle aged (M=45.8years, SD=9.2) and obese (M BMI=34.5kg/m 2, SD=7.5). Greater fat consumption was correlated with lower fruit and vegetable consumption (r s=-0.159, p<0.01). Higher BMI (r s=0.209, p<0.01), and greater fat consumption (r s=0.227, p<0.05) were correlated with increased binge eating symptoms. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that for HL women (β=0.130, p=0.024), higher BMI (β=0.148, p=0.012), and greater fat consumption (β=0.196, p=0.001) were associated with increased binge eating symptoms (R 2=0.086, F(3,278)=8.715, p<0.001). Findings suggest there may be a relationship between fat consumption and binge eating symptoms, warranting further study to determine whether improving dietary habits may serve as a treatment for BED in AA and HL women.
AB - African American (AA) and Hispanic or Latina (HL) women have the highest rates of overweight and obesity of any gender and ethnic groups. Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States and is linked to overweight and obesity. Traditional treatments for BED may not be appropriate or viable for AA and HL women, because they are less likely than whites to seek treatment for psychological conditions and may have less access to healthcare. Improving dietary habits in those with BED or subthreshold BED may reduce binge eating symptoms. The current study investigated the association of fruit, vegetable, and fat consumption to binge eating symptoms in AA and HL women. AA and HL women in the Health Is Power (HIP) study (N=283) reported fruit and vegetable intake, fat intake, and binge eating symptoms. Women were middle aged (M=45.8years, SD=9.2) and obese (M BMI=34.5kg/m 2, SD=7.5). Greater fat consumption was correlated with lower fruit and vegetable consumption (r s=-0.159, p<0.01). Higher BMI (r s=0.209, p<0.01), and greater fat consumption (r s=0.227, p<0.05) were correlated with increased binge eating symptoms. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that for HL women (β=0.130, p=0.024), higher BMI (β=0.148, p=0.012), and greater fat consumption (β=0.196, p=0.001) were associated with increased binge eating symptoms (R 2=0.086, F(3,278)=8.715, p<0.001). Findings suggest there may be a relationship between fat consumption and binge eating symptoms, warranting further study to determine whether improving dietary habits may serve as a treatment for BED in AA and HL women.
KW - African American
KW - Binge eating
KW - Binge eating disorder
KW - Dietary habits
KW - Hispanic
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.01.007
DO - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.01.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 22365808
AN - SCOPUS:84857320530
SN - 1471-0153
VL - 13
SP - 179
EP - 182
JO - Eating Behaviors
JF - Eating Behaviors
IS - 2
ER -