Binge eating in obese adolescents: emotional and behavioral characteristics and impact on health-related quality of life.

Purpose: This study explored binge eating among an adolescent obese population to ascertain the prevalence of bingeing, the relationship between binge eating and body mass index (BMI), and to evaluate significant relationships between binge eating, emotional/behavioral functioning, and health-related quality of life.

Methods: Participants included 102 overweight adolescents aged 12-17 years presenting to a multidisciplinary outpatient obesity clinic. Data obtained included height, weight, and self-report questionnaire data on emotional and behavioral functioning.

Depression, social anxiety, and health-related quality of life in overweight Arkansas youth.

Introduction: Excess weight in youth can have a profound impact on emotional and social functioning. This study investigated depression, social anxiety, and health-related quality of life in overweight Arkansas youth.

Methods: Sixty-three middle school students participated.