Background Child and adolescent overweight and obesity has increased globally, and can
be associated with significant short‐and long‐term health consequences. This is an update …

Objective Due to the inconsistency of the research findings in the current literature, the
prevalence of binge and loss of control (LOC) eating among children and adolescents with …

Severe obesity afflicts between 4% and 6% of all youth in the United States, and the
prevalence is increasing. Despite the serious immediate and long-term cardiovascular …

Background There is an increasing recognition of the relationship between mental illness
and obesity in the pediatric population. Our objective was to explore the individual …

This study explores whether the associations between mindfulness and self-compassion
skills and emotional eating are mediated by difficulties in emotion regulation in adolescents …

Behavioral management of diabetes leads to better health outcomes. This paper reviews the
available literature on facilitators of behavior change in people with diabetes and highlights …

Objective: Our goal was to determine whether behavioral economic constructs—including
impulsivity (ie, steep discounting of delayed food and monetary rewards), the relative …

The onset of psychiatric symptoms and disorders is relatively common in childhood,
occurring among youths across the weight spectrum. However, available research suggests …

Objective The current study examines the prevalence of binge eating and its association
with adiposity and psychosocial functioning in a large, diverse sample of youth with type 2 …

Abstract The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders now recognizes six
primary feeding and eating disorders including pica, rumination disorder, avoidant/restrictive …