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Eating behavior tendencies among Finnish adults in relation to previous weight loss attempts

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2020
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Halali, Faranak
Lapveteläinen, Anja
Karhunen, Leila
Kantanen, Teuvo
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10.1016/j.appet.2020.104650
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Halali, Faranak. Lapveteläinen, Anja. Karhunen, Leila. Kantanen, Teuvo. (2020). Eating behavior tendencies among Finnish adults in relation to previous weight loss attempts.  Appetite, 150, 104650. 10.1016/j.appet.2020.104650.
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Abstract

Background
The number of weight loss attempts may be associated with higher weight status and unfavorable health behaviors as well as dysfunctional eating behaviors. We aimed to study eating behavior tendencies, i.e., cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating among a sample of Finnish adults who had engaged in a different number of attempts to lose weight during their lifetime.

Methods
Data were collected through a web-based survey. Participants completed a background questionnaire (including questions on weight, height, number of attempts to lose weight) and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R18). Out of 1985 individuals, 1679 with complete data were included in the study. The TFEQ-R18 was tested for its reliability and fit to our study population using Cronbach's alpha and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).

Results
Subscales of the TFEQ-R18 had acceptable reliability except for that of ‘cognitive restraint’, which reached acceptable reliability when three items were deleted (items 15, 16, 18). The revised version of the questionnaire was designated as the TFEQ-R15, which showed good fit based on CFA fit indices. Participants who had attempted to lose weight during their lifetime (n = 1229), especially those with ≥3 weight loss attempts (n = 499), had greater cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, emotional eating, and higher body mass index (BMI) than those with no previous weight loss attempts (n = 132).

Conclusions
Our findings suggest that eating behavior tendencies, i.e., decreasing tendencies of uncontrolled and emotional eating should receive more emphasis to support successful weight management.

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confirmatory factor analysis   eating behavior   three-factor eating questionnaire   weight loss attempt   weight management   
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https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/8079
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104650
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Elsevier BV
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