Teasdale, S. B., Burrows, T. L., Hayes, T., Hsia, C. Y., Watkins, A., Curtis, J., & Ward, P. B. (2020). Dietary intake, food addiction and nutrition knowledge in young people with mental illness. Nutrition & Dietetics, 77
(3), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12550
From the research article’s 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%).