The relationship between food insecurity and binge and night eating symptoms in pre-bariatric surgery patients is mediated by depressive symptoms

Eleven percent of households in the United States experience food insecurity, a lack of access to adequate, desirable food for a healthy lifestyle. Although food insecurity is associated with increased risk of obesity and non-adherence to dietary management of chronic diseases like diabetes, the correlates of food insecurity have not yet been studied in a bariatric surgery population.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original articles Source Type: research