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SUBMITTER: Mooreville M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3971098 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mooreville Mira M Shomaker Lauren B LB Reina Samantha A SA Hannallah Louise M LM Adelyn Cohen L L Courville Amber B AB Kozlosky Merel M Brady Sheila M SM Condarco Tania T Yanovski Susan Z SZ Tanofsky-Kraff Marian M Yanovski Jack A JA
Appetite 20140112
Depressive symptoms in youth may be a risk factor for obesity, with altered eating behaviors as one possible mechanism. We tested whether depressive symptoms were associated with observed eating patterns expected to promote excessive weight gain in two separate samples. In Study 1, 228 non-treatment-seeking youth, ages 12-17y (15.3±1.4y; 54.7% female), self-reported depressive symptoms using the Beck Depression Inventory. Energy intake was measured as consumption from a 10,934-kcal buffet meal s ...[more]