Review of the construct and theoretical fundations of emotional eating
Emotional eating (EE) generally is described as a type of food intake emitted in response to emotions, mainly unpleasant, currently it has received more attention because for associations that have been encountered with health problems, such as overweight and obesity, metabolic syndrome as well as f...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO |
| Repositorio: | Educación y salud Boletín Científico Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/4802 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/ICSA/article/view/4802 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Emotional eating health problems conceptualization psychometric instruments theories Alimentación emocional problemas de salud conceptualización instrumentos psicométricos teorías |
| Sumario: | Emotional eating (EE) generally is described as a type of food intake emitted in response to emotions, mainly unpleasant, currently it has received more attention because for associations that have been encountered with health problems, such as overweight and obesity, metabolic syndrome as well as feeding and eating disorders (mainly binge eating). However, EE concept has been analyzed and questioned little about its own conceptualization, theoretical background and measurement. In this document emotional eating’s main conceptualizations, from psychometric instruments and theories, are exposed. In this review, some questions that arise refer to: (1) if EE necessarily implies an overeating and/or loss of control, indicative of a probable presence of binge eating episodes; (2) how much the choice of types food (for example: sweet, salty, bitter, spicy, fatty or high in fiber) is independent, as long as it´s use as a coping strategy; (3) what extent the conceptual definition should include all emotions, regardless of their nature (positive or negative) and; (4) which of the terms in spanish: “alimentación emocional”, “comer por compensación psicológica” and “sobreingesta por compensación psicológica”, is more attached to the construct original of emotional eating. Based on the foregoing, EE can be seen as a more complex term than has been defined so far, and that requires greater reflection, study and integration of new knowledge in its theoretical meaning and conceptual delimitation, which allows more accurate interpretations of the implications of this type of diet with a view to future researches and interventions in favor of physical and psychological health that are related to EE. |
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