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September 30, 2025Current Obesity ReportsOpen Access

Emotional Eating and Obesity: An Update and New Insights

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ABAbby BradenBowling Green State UniversityEAErica AhlichUniversity of South AlabamaAKAfton M. KoballMayo Clinic

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Overview

This review explores links between emotional eating and BMI in adults with obesity, suggesting effective behavioral treatments.

Key Points

  • Emotional eating is frequently reported by adults with obesity, impacting their weight management and health.
  • The review highlights a significant relationship between emotional eating and BMI, alongside associated psychosocial factors.
  • Behavioral treatments, including cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches, show promise in reducing emotional eating.
  • Future research should clarify causal mechanisms behind emotional eating in obesity to improve treatment strategies.

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Braden et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc12cc8a7d58c25ebb0b48https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-025-00661-9
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