Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Nutrients. 2023 Aug 11;15(16):3553. doi: 10.3390/nu15163553.
Emotional eating (EE) is considered as the inclination to eat in response to emotions and is associated with certain syndromes. In this sense, we explored the indices of EE and its association with dietary patterns among female students at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study of 380 participants (aged 18-29 years, female students) was performed. Anthropometric measurements of the participants were taken, such as height, body mass index, fat mass and hip-waist circumference as well as the Emotional Eating Scale (EES). The classification of the ESS included the thresholds of 44.7, 43.9 and 11.3% for low, moderate and high EE, respectively. Linear regression after adjustment showed that fat intake was a significant predictor of EE ( = 0.031) as well as feelings of enthusiasm. We also observed an interesting indication: fat intake ( = 0.011) and educational level ( < 0.05) were significantly associated with, and could be significant predictors of, EE. The results highlight the importance of emotional eating, its relationship with the consumption of foods that contain fat and understanding how it develops by raising awareness of the importance of healthy food for a healthy lifestyle.
情绪性进食（EE）被认为是一种对情绪做出反应而进食的倾向，与某些综合征有关。在这个意义上，我们探索了沙特阿拉伯盖西姆大学女学生的 EE 指标及其与饮食模式的关系。对 380 名参与者（年龄 18-29 岁，女学生）进行了横断面研究。对参与者进行了人体测量学测量，如身高、体重指数、体脂肪量和臀围-腰围比，以及情绪进食量表（EES）。ESS 的分类包括低、中、高 EE 的阈值分别为 44.7%、43.9%和 11.3%。调整后的线性回归显示，脂肪摄入量是 EE（ = 0.031）以及热情感的显著预测因子。我们还观察到一个有趣的指示：脂肪摄入量（ = 0.011）和教育水平（<0.05）与 EE 显著相关，并且可以作为 EE 的显著预测因子。研究结果强调了情绪性进食的重要性，以及它与富含脂肪的食物摄入的关系，通过提高对健康食物对于健康生活方式的重要性的认识，理解它是如何发展的。
