An exploratory study of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for emotional eating
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Senior Scholars ProgramSchool of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Center for Mindfulness
Department of Psychiatry
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2017-02-01Keywords
Behavior changeMindfulness
Weight loss
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
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Emotional eating is an important predictor of weight loss and weight regain after weight loss. This two part study's primary aim was to explore changes in emotional eating in a general population of individuals taking the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, with a secondary aim to explore whether changes in mindfulness predicted changes in emotional eating. Self-reported survey data exploring these questions were collected before and after the intervention for two sequential studies (Study 1 and Study 2). While there were no control groups for either study, in both studies emotional eating scores following the MBSR were significantly lower than scores prior to taking the MBSR (p < 0.001; p < 0.001) In Study 2, changes in mindfulness were correlated with changes in emotional eating (r = 0.317, p = 0.004). These results suggest that MBSR may be an effective intervention for emotional eating, and that further research is warranted to examine effects on weight loss and maintenance.Source
Appetite. 2017 Feb 1;109:124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.11.029. Epub 2016 Nov 24. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.appet.2016.11.029Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46224PubMed ID
27890474Notes
Emily Levoy participated in this study as a medical student in the Senior Scholars research program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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10.1016/j.appet.2016.11.029