Prevalence of Food Addiction among People with Diabetes  in an Urban Health Center (Ketagihan Makanan di Kalangan Pesakit Diabetes di Klinik Kesihatan Kawasan Bandar)

Hung Chiun Lau; Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen; Yogarabindranath Swarna Nantha

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Prevalence of Food Addiction among People with Diabetes in an Urban Health Center (Ketagihan Makanan di Kalangan Pesakit Diabetes di Klinik Kesihatan Kawasan Bandar)

Author: HUNG CHIUN LAU ¹ ; LEELAVATHI MUTHUPALANIAPPEN ² ; YOGARABINDRANATH SWARNA NANTHA ³
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1. Kelinik Kesihatan Cheras, No 14, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
2. Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
3. Clinical School Johor Bahru, Monash University Malaysia, No. 8, Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Food Addiction; Compulsive Eating; Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus
From:Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences 2023;21(No.2):189-196
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Food Addiction (FA) is a concept of dependence on substance related to the consumption of palatable foods high in fat, sugar, and salt. This dependence may influence dietary modification advice as dietary modification is an essential component in managing people with diabetes. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of FA among people with diabetes. A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and August 2021 at Klinik Primer, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Cheras, Kuala Lumpur) involving 142 people with diabetes. FA was assessed using the validated Bahasa Melayu version of Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. The median age of participants was 58 years (IQR=10), and the majority (88%, n=125) of them were above the age of 45 years. A large majority) had central obesity (90.1%, n=128) and were overweight and obese (91%, n=129). The median duration of diabetes was 10 years (IQR=11) with more than two-thirds (63.4%, n=90) of them having diabetes for more than 5 years. Majority (73.9%, n=105) also had poor glucose control with median HbA1c level of 7.5% (IQR =2). Our study found that the prevalence of FA among people with T2DM was low (2.8%, n=4). This could be because the participants were mostly from the older age group with long standing disease. These two features may have influenced their eating behaviour, becoming more compliant and adapted to diabetic diet advice received over the long duration of the condition. A similar study among young diabetics and those with new onset disease may better reflect FA among this group of people.
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