不良的童年经历和成人压力饮食
Sydney Aquilina1, Martha Shrubsole2, Julia Butt3
1Yale School of Medicine.
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|November 24, 2025
概括
童年创伤,称为不良童年经历 (ACE),显著增加了成年时的压力饮食的可能性. 即使考虑到心理健康,这种联系仍然存在,这突出了与成人健康的关键联系.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 儿童不良经历 (ACE) 是儿童创伤的公认指标.
- ACE 总是与不良的成年健康结果有关.
- ACE 和压力饮食之间的关系需要进一步研究,特别是在多样化的群体中.
研究的目的:
- 检查童年不良经历 (ACE) 和成年时经常的压力饮食之间的关联.
- 在一个庞大,多样化,主要是低收入人口中调查这种关联.
- 探索ACE数量与成人压力饮食之间的剂量反应关系.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自南方社区队列研究的32,209名参与者的数据.
- 采用多变量调整后勤回归分析.
- 评估了ACE和成年人经常的压力饮食之间的关联,并对共变量进行调整.
主要成果:
- 报告任何ACE的个体在成年后参与频繁的压力饮食的可能性增加了47% (OR: 1.47;95%CI: 1.38,1.56).
- 观察到显著的剂量反应趋势,更多的ACE与更高的压力饮食可能性相关.
- 在调整了抑郁症和情绪健康后,这种关联在统计学上仍然显著.
结论:
- 儿童时期的不良经历与成年时压力饮食的可能性增加有显著的关联.
- 这种ACE和压力饮食之间的联系,这两种都与健康状况不佳有关,需要进一步研究治疗潜力.
- 研究结果强调了童年创伤和饮食行为对健康的长期影响.
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