Background: Studies examining the association between hedonic hunger, that is, having frequent thoughts about food in the absence of an energy deficit, and obesity in youth show mixed results. This may be due to the confounding effect of binge eating, which has been associated with both hedonic hunger and obesity. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which hedonic hunger is associated with obesity independent of binge eating in youth.

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享乐性饥饿和暴饮暴食对儿童肥胖的贡献

背景：研究享乐饥饿（即在没有能量不足的情况下经常思考食物）与青年肥胖之间的关系的研究显示出不同的结果。这可能是由于暴饮暴食的混杂效应，这与享乐性饥饿和肥胖有关。这项研究的目的是确定享乐性饥饿与肥胖相关的程度，而与青少年暴饮暴食无关。