Research
Adherence
Food insecurity is associated with a higher prevalence of binge eating, characterized by cycles of deprivation followed by overconsumption when food is available.
If you experience binge eating, understand it may be a response to periods of food scarcity. The cycle of restriction and overeating is a common pattern in food-insecure households. Addressing the underlying food insecurity and ensuring consistent access to food may help break this cycle.
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We found that food-insecure adults were at nearly twice the risk for binge eating than were food-secure adults... Olson et al. have documented a cycle of deprivation and overeating among food-insecure parents: when a family is able to obtain food, overconsumption at the influx of food occurs; when there is not enough food, parents, especially mothers, tend to restrict their intake.
Why this rating
Large sample, self-reported data, cross-sectional design.
Source
Feeding a Family in a Recession: Food Insecurity Among Minnesota Parents
Meg Bruening et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2012
cross_sectional · n=2095Cited 196×
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