PMID- 38542683 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240329 LR - 20240330 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 6 DP - 2024 Mar 8 TI - Understanding the Interplay of Dietary Intake and Eating Behavior in Type 2 Diabetes. LID - 10.3390/nu16060771 [doi] LID - 771 AB - Diet and eating behavior both play a crucial role in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary intake and eating behavior in a population of patients with T2DM. A cross-sectional study was performed using 416 patients with T2DM and their dietary intake and eating behavior were assessed with validated questionnaires. Women scored significantly higher than men for emotional and restrained eating (p < 0.001). Correlation analyses showed that emotional eaters consumed significantly more calories (r = 0.120, p = 0.014) and fat (r = 0.101, p = 0.039), as well as non-alcoholic beverages for women (r = 0.193, p = 0.003) and alcohol for men (r = 0.154, p = 0.038). Also, individuals who ate based on external cues consumed significantly more calories (r = 0.188, p < 0.001) and fat (r = 0.139, p = 0.005). These results demonstrate that eating behavior influences dietary intake. Understanding this relationship could optimize diabetes management and allow for more individualized nutritional guidance. FAU - Gal, Ana Maria AU - Gal AM AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania. FAU - Iatcu, Camelia Oana AU - Iatcu CO AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania. FAU - Popa, Alina Delia AU - Popa AD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0639-0479 AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. FAU - Arhire, Lidia Iuliana AU - Arhire LI AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. FAU - Mihalache, Laura AU - Mihalache L AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. FAU - Gherasim, Andreea AU - Gherasim A AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. FAU - Nita, Otilia AU - Nita O AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0468-1141 AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. FAU - Soimaru, Raluca Meda AU - Soimaru RM AD - Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania. FAU - Gheorghita, Roxana AU - Gheorghita R AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania. FAU - Graur, Mariana AU - Graur M AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania. FAU - Covasa, Mihai AU - Covasa M AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240308 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 SB - IM MH - Male MH - Humans MH - Female MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Eating/psychology MH - Diet/psychology MH - Energy Intake MH - Feeding Behavior/psychology MH - Surveys and Questionnaires PMC - PMC10975878 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DEBQ OT - EPIC FFQ OT - T2DM OT - diabetes mellitus OT - emotional eating OT - external eating OT - restrained eating COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2024/03/28 06:45 MHDA- 2024/03/29 06:46 PMCR- 2024/03/08 CRDT- 2024/03/28 01:21 PHST- 2024/02/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/03/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/03/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/29 06:46 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/28 06:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/28 01:21 [entrez] PHST- 2024/03/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu16060771 [pii] AID - nutrients-16-00771 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu16060771 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2024 Mar 8;16(6):771. doi: 10.3390/nu16060771.