Emotional Eating, Health Behaviours, and Obesity in Children: A 12-Country Cross-Sectional Study

Eating in response to negative emotions (emotional eating, EE) may predispose an individual to obesity. Yet, it is not well known how EE in children is associated with body mass index (BMI) and health behaviours (i.e., diet, physical activity, sleep, and TV-viewing). In the present study, we examine...

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Main Authors: Elli Jalo, Hanna Konttinen, Henna Vepsäläinen, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Gang Hu, Carol Maher, José Maia, Olga L. Sarmiento, Martyn Standage, Catrine Tudor-Locke, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Mikael Fogelholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
BMI
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/2/351