Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 430-441Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10038
Keywords
binge eating; obesity; child; race; psychopathology
Funding
- Intramural NIH HHS [Z01 HD000641-12, Z99 HD999999] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [Z-01-HD-04-00641] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychological distress in a nontreatment sample of overweight children. Method: Based on self-reports of eating episodes, 172 overweight children, 6-10 years old, were categorized using the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns-Adolescent Version into those describing episodes of loss of control over eating (LC), and those with no loss of control (NoLC). Croups were compared on measures of adiposity, dieting, and eating behavior, and associated psychological distress. Results: LC children (33.1%) were heavier and had greater amounts of body fat than NoLC children. They also had higher anxiety, more depressive symptoms, and more body dissatisfaction. 5.3% met questionnaire criteria for BED. Episodes of loss of control occurred infrequently, were often contextual, and involved usual meal foods. Discussion: As in adults, overweight children reporting loss of control over eating have greater severity of obesity and more psychological distress than those with no such symptoms. It remains unknown whether children who endorse loss of control over eating before adolescence will be those who develop the greatest difficulties with binge eating or obesity in adulthood. (C) 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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