TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Bianciardi, Emanuela
AU  -  Fabbricatore, Mariantonietta
AU  -  Di Lorenzo, Giorgio
AU  -  Innamorati, Marco
AU  -  Tomassini, Lorenzo
AU  -  Gentileschi, Paolo
AU  -  Niolu, Cinzia
AU  -  Siracusano, Alberto
AU  -  Imperatori, Claudio
T1  -  Prevalence of Food Addiction and Binge Eating in an Italian sample 
of bariatric surgery candidates and overweight/obese patients seeking 
low-energy-diet therapy
PY  -  2019
Y1  -  2019-05-01
DO  -  10.1708/3181.31602
JO  -  Rivista di Psichiatria
JA  -  Riv Psichiatr
VL  -  54
IS  -  3
SP  -  127
EP  -  130
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-2502
Y2  -  2026/06/08
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/3181.31602
N2  -  SUMMARY. Aim. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of Food Addiction (FA) and clinical level of Binge Eating in an Italian sample of overweight/obese patients attending low energy-diet therapy, and in an Italian sample of obese bariatric surgery candidates. Methods. Participants were: i) 122 overweight/obese patients (86 women) referred to a medical center in Rome (Italy), specialized in nutritional treatment of obesity (i.e., non-surgery patients group), and ii) 281 surgery candidates (207 women) referred to the center for Bariatric Surgery at the University of Rome Tor Vergata (i.e., surgery candidates group). All patients were administered self-report measures investigating FA, binge eating, and psychopathology. Results. Non-surgery patients and surgery candidates did not differ in the prevalence of FA (31.1% vs 26.3%), moderate level of binge eating (32.0% vs 31.8%), and severe level of binge eating (11.05% vs 13.6%). Compared to non-surgery patients, surgery candidates reported higher prevalence in two FA symptoms: i) food consumed more than planned (13.9% vs 25.3%; p=0.011) and ii) persistent desire or repeated unsuccessful attempts (89.3% vs 96.8; p=0.002). Discussion and Conclusion. Our results confirm that both FA and clinical level of binge eating are common problems in both overweight/obese patients seeking low-energy-diet therapy and in obese bariatric surgery candidates, justifying the clinical utility of assessing these dysfunctional eating patterns.
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