E-mail: [email protected] Summary Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) targeting eating behaviours have gained popularity in recent years. A literature review was conducted to determine the effectiveness of MBIs for treating obesity-related eating behaviours, such as binge eating, emotional eating and external eating. A search protocol was conducted using the online databases Google Scholar, P...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of child-oriented dietary intervention on parental eating attitudes and dietary behaviour. DESIGN In the prospective, randomized Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Children (the STRIP study), a cohort of Finnish families took part in a nutritional intervention trial focused on the quality of their children's fat intake since the age of...

Interoception refers to the process of identifying and listening internal bodily signals, which may be a modifiable determinant appetite regulation weight gain. The objective was examine whether extent self-reported interoception is associated with higher BMI explained by eating behavior traits. UK adults (N = 1181, 49% female, 53% overweight/obesity) completed validated self-report measures in...

In recent years, interest in non-meat diets has been growing at an exponential rate many countries. There is a wide consensus now that increased meat consumption linked to higher health risks and environmental impact. Yet humans are social animals. Even the very personal decision of whether eat or not influenced by others around them. Using data from British Social Attitude Survey, we develop a...

Although previous research showed that the thin ideal provided by the media affects body image and eating behaviour in young children, less is known about specific media contents that are related to body image and eating behaviour. This study tested the associations between watching soaps and music television and body dissatisfaction and restrained eating directly, and indirectly through thin i...

Eating behaviour traits of rigid control and disinhibition have been associated with body weight in both adults and adolescents. Moreover, adults reporting a dieting history have increased levels of unhealthy eating behaviours. Against this background, the present study aimed to examine the relationship between dieting history and eating behaviour traits in adolescents. For the purpose of this ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate whether feeding styles and parenting styles are associated with children's unhealthy snacking behaviour and whether the associations differ according to children's ethnic background. METHOD Cross-sectional data from the population-based 'Water Campaign' study were used. Parents (n=644) of primary school children (6-13 years) completed ...

Eating behaviour traits of rigid control and disinhibition have been associated with body weight in both adults and adolescents. Moreover, adults reporting a dieting history have increased levels of unhealthy eating behaviours. Against this background, the present study aimed to examine the relationship between dieting history and eating behaviour traits in adolescents. For the purpose of this ...

OBJECTIVE To explore the associations between picky eating behaviour and pre-schoolers' growth and development. Corresponding potential mechanisms, such as nutrient and food subgroup intake, as well as micronutrients in the blood, will be considered. METHODS Picky eating behaviour was present if it was reported by parents. From various areas of China, 937 healthy children of 3-7 years old wer...