A Systematic Scoping Review of Factors Contributing to Loss of Control Eating During Pregnancy.

Key Points

• To identify and clarify factors contributing to loss of control eating during pregnancy.
• Conducted a systematic scoping review of existing literature.
• Focused on marginalised populations and validated measures.
• Emphasized the need for prospective and longitudinal data.
• Recommended more sophisticated analytical approaches.
• Identified a lack of studies on marginalized populations regarding prenatal loss of control eating.
• Highlighted the need for validated measures for assessing frequency and severity during pregnancy.
• Found that current research lacks sophisticated analytic methods to clarify underlying mechanisms.