Questionnaire‐based problematic relationship to eating and food is associated with 25 year body mass index trajectories during midlife: The Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

摘要

Problematic eating behaviors and attitudes are of public health concern. Questionnaire‐based assessment of these behaviors is important for large‐scale research on eating behaviors. The questionnaire on eating and weight patterns‐revised (QEWP‐R) measures potential problematic behaviors and attitudes toward food (including anxieties, compensatory actions, overeating and loss of control, dieting, and shape concerns) that in aggregate may indicate diagnosable eating disorders. An important question regards the prevalence of these issues and their longitudinal associations with body mass index (BMI) in generally healthy middle aged adults.