Eating Inventory & Weight Loss in
Obese Women
Weight Loss Study Aim
Describe the physical and psychological correlates of the Eating Inventory
(also known as the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire) factors in an obese
sample, and determine the relationship between the three Eating Inventory
factors and weight loss.
Weight Loss Study Method
Consecutive series of 223 obese women enrolled between 1987 and 1996 in
clinical trials of weight loss treatments.
Weight Loss Study Measurements
The Eating Inventory and a variety of physical (weight, body composition
and resting energy expenditure) and psychological (mood and binge eating)
measures were assessed before and after 5-6 months of treatment.
Weight Loss Study Results
Before treatment, higher restraint scores were associated with lower body
weights, while higher disinhibition scores were associated with greater
binge eating severity. Weight loss treatment was associated with significant
increases in restraint and decreases in disinhibition and hunger. Greater
increases in restraint during treatment were associated with larger weight
losses.
Weight Loss Study Conclusion
The three factors of the Eating Inventory showed clinical utility in a
sample of women receiving treatment for obesity.
Source: International Journal of Obesity
(1998)
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