Secretive eating among youth with overweight or obesity

摘要

Purpose: Secretive eating, characterized by eating privately to conceal being seen, may reflect eating and/or body-related shame, be associated with depression, and correlate with binge eating, which predicts weight gain and eating disorder onset. Increasing understanding of secretive eating in youth may improve weight status and reduce eating disorder risk. This study evaluated the prevalence and correlates of secretive eating in youth with overweight or obesity.