Summary: | Obesity (OB) and successful weight loss (SWL)
are associated, among other factors, with eating behaviour.
The aim of this study was to explore whether eating
behaviour, binge eating, weight history and lifestyle diverge
between people with OB and SWL, Methods: In all, 77
participants with OB and 105 who had achieved a SWL
filled in the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire, the
Binge Eating Scale and a questionnaire to assess sociodemographic
characteristics, weight history and lifestyle.
Results: The excessive weight had started at the beginning
of adulthood for 31% of the participants with OB and for
28% of those in the SWLgroup; significant differences were
observed between the two groups regarding their highest
and lowest weights, The groups also showed differences
with regard to emotional, external and binge eating
behaviour; however, no differences were recorded in terms
of lifestyle (alcohol, tobacco and coffee consumption, and
physical exercise), Conclusion: the group with obesity had a
more severe binge eating disorder and more frequent
emotional and external eating behaviour than the SWL
group.
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