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Systematic review identifies emotional eating's link to BMI in adults, suggesting developmental differences exist.
EE is positively associated with elevated BMI in adulthood, whereas this association was not observed in youth. Overall, the findings support prior evidence of a positive association between emotional eating and elevated BMI, particularly in adulthood. By contrast, age-related differences suggest that this association may not operate uniformly across developmental stages.
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