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Controlled Clinical Trial
. 2014 Sep;22(5):373-7.
doi: 10.1002/erv.2304. Epub 2014 Jun 24.

Executive functioning in overweight individuals with and without loss-of-control eating

Stephanie M Manasse  1 , Adrienne S Juarascio, Evan M Forman, Laura A Berner, Meghan L Butryn, Anthony C Ruocco
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Controlled Clinical Trial

Executive functioning in overweight individuals with and without loss-of-control eating

Stephanie M Manasse et al. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: The current study sought to examine executive function (EF) in overweight individuals with and without loss-of-control (LOC) eating.

Method: Eighty overweight and obese individuals entering a behavioural weight loss trial with (n=18) and without (n=62) LOC eating were administered a clinical interview and neuropsychological battery designed to assess self-regulatory control, planning, delayed discounting and working memory.

Results: After controlling for age, IQ and depression, individuals with LOC eating performed worse on tasks of planning and self-regulatory control and did not differ in performance on other tasks.

Discussion: Results indicate that overweight individuals with LOC eating display relative deficits in EF compared with overweight individuals without LOC eating. Planning and self-regulatory control deficits in particular may contribute to dysregulated eating patterns, increasing susceptibility to LOC episodes. Future research should examine how EF deficits relate to treatment outcome.

Keywords: binge eating; executive function; loss-of-control-eating; neuropsychology; obesity.

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