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Understanding the Influence of Eating Patterns on Binge Drinking: A Mediation Model

Marta Rodríguez-ariasRosa Mª BañosRosa Mª BañosLaura GalianaTamara Escrivá-martínezRocío HerreroRocío Herrero

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050103 clinical psychologyMediation (statistics)AdolescentFood addictionHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPopulationlcsh:MedicineBinge drinkingImpulsivityArticleBody Mass IndexEating03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineThinnessbinge eatingSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBulimiaStudentseducationeducation.field_of_studyyouthBinge eatinglcsh:R05 social sciencesdigestive oral and skin physiologyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthEmotional eatingundergraduate studentsbinge drinkingfat intakeCross-Sectional StudiesSpainmedicine.symptomPsychologyBody mass indexBinge-Eating Disorder030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychology

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Background: Binge drinking is an important health problem, and it has been related to binge eating and fat intake in animal models, but this relationship has not been tested in humans. The first objective of this study was to analyze whether binge eating and fat intake are related to binge drinking in a youth sample. The second objective was to analyze whether binge eating and fat intake mediate the relationship between individual factors associated with binge eating and fat intake (sex, body mass index (BMI), drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, eating styles, impulsivity, and food addiction) and binge drinking. Methods: A sample of 428 undergraduate students filled out several questionnaires on binge drinking, binge eating, fat intake, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, eating styles, food addiction, and impulsivity. Results: Results showed an excellent model fit: &chi

10.3390/ijerph17249451http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249451