Mindfulness-Based Eating Improves Anxiety, Eating Behavior
It was published online in July in Lancet Regional Health - Americas.LIMITATIONSModerate attrition may have limited generalizability and internal validity. The 5-week intervention period and lack of long-term follow-up may have precluded consolidation of effects, particularly regarding inhibitory control and sustained changes in IWS. Home-practice adherence was not systematically monitored, limiting dose-response inferences.DISCLOSURESThe study was supported by grants from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and other sources.
- ▪It was published online in July in Lancet Regional Health - Americas.LIMITATIONSModerate attrition may have limited generalizability and internal validity.
- ▪The 5-week intervention period and lack of long-term follow-up may have precluded consolidation of effects, particularly regarding inhibitory control and sustained changes in IWS.
- ▪Home-practice adherence was not systematically monitored, limiting dose-response inferences.DISCLOSURESThe study was supported by grants from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvol
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TOPLINEA 5-week mindfulness-based eating (ME) intervention in adults with obesity and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was associated with improvements in anxiety, depressive symptoms, emotional dysregulation, self-compassion, shame, and eating behaviors, though it did not significantly improve food-specific inhibitory control.METHODOLOGYA randomized controlled trial enrolled 70 adults with obesity (BMI, 30.0-39.9) and GAD from Brazil; 36 were randomly assigned to the ME group and 34 to an active control group receiving health educational videos.The ME intervention consisted of five weekly 150-minute group sessions delivered remotely via videoconferencing, targeting attentional control, emotional regulation, self-compassion, and maladaptive eating patterns.The control group received…
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