Longitudinal Prospective Association between Hedonic Hunger and Unhealthy Food and Drink Intake in Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

JasonM. Lavender¹  TylerB. Mason²  AdamM. Leventhal²  KathrynE. Smith³ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA;Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA;USC Institute for Addiction Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA;

关键词: hedonic hunger;    eating;    unhealthy eating;    eating behavior;    food intake;    drink;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17249375

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Hedonic hunger (i.e., extreme responsiveness to food) has been associated with obesity and poor diet, but findings in the existing literature have primarily been cross-sectional. The current study examined hedonic hunger as a prospective predictor of the longitudinal trajectory of unhealthy food and drink intake across adolescence. Ninth grade students from Los Angeles area high schools (analyzed sample N = 3268) completed paper-and-pencil surveys across four annual waves; hedonic hunger was assessed at Wave 1, and unhealthy food and drink intake was assessed at Waves 1–4. Multilevel models showed a significant main effect of hedonic hunger and interactions between hedonic hunger and the linear and quadratic components of time. The association between hedonic hunger and unhealthy food and drink intake was strongest at Wave 1 and weakened over time, yet those with higher hedonic hunger reported greater unhealthy food and drink intake across the four years. Efforts to prevent and intervene upon hedonic hunger and its association with unhealthy food and drink intake during childhood and adolescence are warranted.

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