Dietary intake, food addiction and nutrition knowledge in young people with mental illness.

Teasdale, SB; Burrows, TL; Hayes, T; Hsia, CY; Watkins, A; Curtis, J; Ward, PB

Dietary intake, food addiction and nutrition knowledge in young people with mental illness.

Teasdale, SB Burrows, TL Hayes, T Hsia, CY Watkins, A Curtis, J Ward, PB

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Citation:: Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia, 2020, 77, (3), pp. 315-322
Issue Date:: 2020-07

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dc.contributor.author	Teasdale, SB
dc.contributor.author	Burrows, TL
dc.contributor.author	Hayes, T
dc.contributor.author	Hsia, CY
dc.contributor.author	Watkins, A
dc.contributor.author	Curtis, J
dc.contributor.author	Ward, PB
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-12T04:33:54Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-09
dc.date.available	2021-03-12T04:33:54Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07
dc.identifier.citation	Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia, 2020, 77, (3), pp. 315-322
dc.identifier.issn	1446-6368
dc.identifier.issn	1747-0080
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/147065
dc.description.abstract	AIM:The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess dietary intake, nutrition knowledge and food addiction in young people with mental illness. METHODS:This was a three-arm cross-sectional study of 16-25-year-olds attending community mental health services who met criteria for: (i) first-episode psychosis (FEP), (ii) ultra-high risk for psychosis (UHR) or (iii) depression/anxiety. Participants self-completed three validated questionnaires: (i) Australian Eating Survey, (ii) General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire-Revised and (iii) Yale Food Addiction Score Questionnaire. RESULTS:Thirty participants (mean age 19.7 ± 2.5 years) completed the study (10 per study arm); 43% of the energy intake was obtained from energy-dense, non-nutritious foods, higher than the recommended upper limit (<15%) and the levels reported in the general population (35%). Mean diet quality score was 33.5 ± 11.8 of 73. Mean food addiction symptom score was 3.3 ± 3.7. Prevalence of food addiction was 37%. Nutrition knowledge was lower in the FEP and UHR participants than the depression/anxiety group (48.2 ± 13.8 and 49.5 ± 8.2 of 88 respectively); however, this difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS:Unhealthy dietary intake was observed in the early stages of mental illness, likely seeding future poor physical health. Further research is needed on the role of food addiction in this population, including effective intervention techniques.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1747-0080.12550
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0908 Food Sciences, 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Nutrition & Dietetics
dc.title	Dietary intake, food addiction and nutrition knowledge in young people with mental illness.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	77
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	0908 Food Sciences
utslib.for	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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AIM:The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess dietary intake, nutrition knowledge and food addiction in young people with mental illness. METHODS:This was a three-arm cross-sectional study of 16-25-year-olds attending community mental health services who met criteria for: (i) first-episode psychosis (FEP), (ii) ultra-high risk for psychosis (UHR) or (iii) depression/anxiety. Participants self-completed three validated questionnaires: (i) Australian Eating Survey, (ii) General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire-Revised and (iii) Yale Food Addiction Score Questionnaire. RESULTS:Thirty participants (mean age 19.7 ± 2.5 years) completed the study (10 per study arm); 43% of the energy intake was obtained from energy-dense, non-nutritious foods, higher than the recommended upper limit (<15%) and the levels reported in the general population (35%). Mean diet quality score was 33.5 ± 11.8 of 73. Mean food addiction symptom score was 3.3 ± 3.7. Prevalence of food addiction was 37%. Nutrition knowledge was lower in the FEP and UHR participants than the depression/anxiety group (48.2 ± 13.8 and 49.5 ± 8.2 of 88 respectively); however, this difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS:Unhealthy dietary intake was observed in the early stages of mental illness, likely seeding future poor physical health. Further research is needed on the role of food addiction in this population, including effective intervention techniques.

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