Relationship between food insecurity, intuitive eating, and body mass index among adults: a cross-sectional study in Türkiye

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dc.authorid0000-0002-0353-3975
dc.authorid0000-0002-9657-2358
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Gokce
dc.contributor.authorEsgin, Ozge
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-28T12:17:46Z
dc.date.available2026-02-28T12:17:46Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the relationship between food insecurity, intuitive eating, and body mass index among adults. This cross-sectional study was conducted through face-to-face interviews between January and March 2025 at a public university in T & uuml;rkiye, involving 1166 students and personnel (65.7% women; age range: 19-64 years). Participants answered the Food Insecurity Experience Scale and the Intuitive Eating Scale-2, which has four subdimensions: unconditional permission to eat, eating for physical rather than emotional reasons, reliance on hunger and satiety cues, and body-food choice congruence. Self-reported body weight and height were collected to calculate body mass index. Food insecurity was experienced by 42.7 % of participants. It was associated with lower total Intuitive Eating Scale-2, reliance on hunger and satiety cues, body-food choice congruence (controlled for sex, institutional role, and age), and eating for physical rather than emotional reasons (controlled for sex and institutional role) scores. Sex was not a moderator of the association between food insecurity and intuitive eating. There were no significant interactions between Intuitive Eating Scale-2 total and subdimensions and food security status for body mass index. Overall, our study provides empirical evidence that food insecurity is a significant factor that contributes to low levels of intuitive eating in a large sample of Turkish adults. Further studies should investigate the moderating effect of sex on the association between food insecurity and intuitive eating, while also emphasizing the role of food insecurity in the relationship between intuitive eating habits and body mass index in different populations.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appet.2025.108341
dc.identifier.issn0195-6663
dc.identifier.issn1095-8304
dc.identifier.pmid41076194
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105019804998
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108341
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/5974
dc.identifier.volume217
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001598103600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofAppetite
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260218
dc.subjectEating disorders
dc.subjectEmotional eating
dc.subjectGood health and well-being
dc.subjectNo poverty
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectSustainable development
dc.subjectZero hunger
dc.titleRelationship between food insecurity, intuitive eating, and body mass index among adults: a cross-sectional study in Türkiye
dc.typeArticle

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