Disinhibited eating, anxiety and depression noted in youth genetically predisposed to type 2 diabetes: Study

For this purpose, 932 youth (13.3 ± 2.6 years; BMIz 1.06 ± 1.06; 67.8% female; 53.6% people of color; 10.7% with a P-T2D) completed questionnaires of anxiety and depressive symptoms, eating in the absence of hunger, and emotional-eating. Loss-of-control (LOC)-eating was assessed by interview. 

In two separate subsamples, the researchers explored energy intake using laboratory test meals simulating eating in the absence of hunger and LOC-eating, respectively. 

"Self-reported negative affect and disinhibited-eating may be higher among youth with P-T2D compared to those without P-T2D," the authors wrote. "Prospective studies should examine, among those with a P-T2D, what role such symptoms may play for their subsequent risk for T2D." 

Reference:

The study titled, "A comparison of negative affect and disinhibited eating between children with and without parents with type 2 diabetes," is published in the journal Pediatric Diabetes.

DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pedi.13286