This is the first systematic review of reviews to assess the effect of obesity and weight loss on
health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). We identified 12 meta‐analyses/systematic reviews …

Emotional eating is the tendency to overeat in response to negative emotions and has
shown to be associated with weight outcomes, both in respect to weight gain over time and …

Based on a bio‐social‐ecological systems model of the development and maintenance of
obesity, there has been in the last few years a growing research interest in the association of …

In eating research, it is common practice to group people into different eater types, such as
emotional, external and restrained eaters. This categorization is generally based on scores …

Bariatric surgery is often pursued to improve quality of life (QOL). This paper systematically
reviews the literature examining QOL following bariatric surgery. Fifteen controlled trials …

Accumulating evidence suggests that bariatric surgery candidates are likely to present with
eating disorders (EDs) and/or problematic eating behaviours (EBs), and research suggests …

Social support may be associated with increased weight loss after bariatric surgery. The
objective of this article is to determine impact of post‐operative support groups and other …

Psychosocial factors have significant potential to affect long-term outcomes of bariatric
surgery, including emotional adjustment, adherence to the recommended postoperative …

Background Morbid obesity is the fastest growing BMI group in the US and the prevalence of
morbid obesity worldwide has never been higher. Bariatric surgery is the most effective …

Emotional eating is a concept which describes a tendency towards overeating in response
to the negative emotions. Emotional eating was initially recognized along with bulimia that …