Objectives: To examine the effects of cognitive–behavioral therapy weight loss (CBTWL)
interventions on weight loss, psychological outcomes (eating behaviors [cognitive restraint …

As high stress has become ubiquitous in modern society, so too has the prevalence of
overweight and obesity, leading many to question whether these changes are related. Does …

Due to the spread of COVID 2019, the Italian government imposed a lockdown on the
national territory. Initially, citizens were required to stay at home and not to mix with others …

Purpose This study aimed to explore the early associations between the experienced
psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis during lockdown, depressive …

This study aimed to determine whether self-esteem and negative affect sequentially mediate
the relationship between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. A total of 806 …

Health is regulated by homeostasis, a property of all living things. Homeostasis maintains
equilibrium at set-points using feedback loops for optimum functioning of the organism …

Compulsive eating behavior is a transdiagnostic construct that is characteristic of medical
and psychiatric conditions such as forms of obesity and eating disorders. Although feeding …

Food addiction (FA) is characterized by behavioral and neurochemical changes linked to
loss of food intake control. Gut microbiota may influence appetite and food intake via …

Background Fears and avoidance behaviors are common symptoms of eating disorders. It
was investigated whether different eating disorder diagnoses are equally characterized by …

The dysfunction of melanocortin signaling has been associated with obesity, given the
important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis, food intake, satiety and body weight …