Browsing by Author "Zamora Zamora, Glenda Elizabeth"

Filter results by typing the first few letters
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    OBESIDAD Y ALIMENTACIÓN EMOCIONAL: UNA REVISIÓN DE LITERATURA
    (2025-06-18) Zamora Zamora, Glenda Elizabeth; Robayo Zurita, Verónica Alexandra; Universidad Técnica de Ambato / Facultad de Ciencias de Salud / Carrera de Nutrición y Dietética
    Obesity has become a major public health concern worldwide, affecting millions of people and increasing the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders. This multifactorial phenomenon is influenced by several factors, with dietary patterns being a key component in its development. Among these patterns is emotional eating, which refers to the consumption of food in response to emotions, rather than the physiological need for food. This behavior is manifested when people use food as a coping mechanism to deal with negative emotions such as social pressure, stress, anxiety, sadness or loneliness. The literature review developed examines the available evidence on obesity and emotional eating in the general population. Through a comprehensive search of scientific databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, ProQuest and Google Scholar between 2020 and 2024 on obesity derived from emotional eating. The findings indicate that emotional eating is associated with excessive food consumption and the adoption of unhealthy habits, such as fast food consumption.