An exploratory study of food addiction in Indian youth

Journal of Eating Disorders

Tamoghna Ghosh¹  Aman Tilak¹  Kanwal Preet Kochhar²  Siddharth Sarkar³ 

[1] All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India;Department of Physiology, Cognitive Neuro Physiology and Nutrition Laboratory, AIIMS, New Delhi, India;Department of Psychiatry and National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India;

关键词: Nutrition;    Obesity;    Food addiction;    YFAS;    Food preference;    Indian youth;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40337-021-00386-9

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Background and aimsAs the understanding of food addiction increases, there is a need to explore the occurrence of this condition in different population groups. This exploratory study aimed to assess the occurrence of food addiction in a sample of respondents from India using a Hindi version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS).MethodsThe Hindi language version of the scale was developed using the back-translation methodology. Subsequently, an online questionnaire-based study was conducted using convenience sampling which presented the Hindi version of YFAS.ResultsFrom 376 respondents (median age 19 years, 42.8% males), the rate of occurrence of food addiction was 13.3%. Persistent desire or repeated unsuccessful attempts to quit was the most common symptom domain endorsed. The weight (median 67 kg versus 60 kg) and BMI (median 25.89 kg/ m2versus 23.04 kg/ m2) were higher in the food addiction group as compared to the non-food addiction group.ConclusionsDespite the limitations of potential selection bias, this exploratory study suggests that food addiction may be present in a proportion of young aged Indians. The association of food addiction with higher weight and BMI suggests propensity to develop metabolic syndrome, and the need to evaluate interventions that could modify phenomenological expression of food addiction.

【 授权许可】

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