Evening types as determined by subjective and objective measures are more emotional eaters
Main finding · EE scoreResult — go to the resultHigher EE score (meta-analysis), points of a total of 30 1.52 points 95% CI 0.89–2.14Authors' conclusion
Eveningness associated with EE in populations with different cultural, environmental, and genetic backgrounds. Individuals with late DLMO also showed more EE.
Study context
- Population
- Participants of four international cohorts: ONTIME and ONTIME-MT (Spain), SHIFT (US), DICACEM (Mexico); DLMO measured in 162 (ONTIME-MT subsample)
- Participants
- 3,964 participants4 cohorts
- Exposure
- Evening types vs morning types
- Outcome
- Emotional eating (EE) behaviors (Emotional Eating Questionnaire)
Methodological detailsfour international cohorts, meta-analysis of cohorts
- Four international cohorts
- Meta-analysis of cohorts
Main finding
EE score
Higher emotional eating (EE) score (meta-analysis), points of a total of 30
1.52 points
95% CI 0.89–2.14
As reported in the abstract
- In three populations, evening type (ETs) had a higher EE score than morning types
- P < 0.02
- ETs made up a higher proportion of emotional eaters
- P < 0.01
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Early | Intermediate | Late |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLMO timing and EE by objective chronotype (ONTIME-MT subsample) | 21:02 h | 22:12 h | 23:37 h |
- DLMO timing and EE by objective chronotype (ONTIME-MT subsample) — Late types showed a higher EE score
- p = 0.043
Disinhibition/overeating and food craving factors
- ETs had higher scores and experienced these behaviors more frequently than morning types
- P < 0.05
Original publication
Evening types as determined by subjective and objective measures are more emotional eaters. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 26 April 2023. doi:10.
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