Heart Rate Variability and Laboratory-Based Loss-of-Control Eating in Children and Adolescents

Megan N. Parker; Loie M. Faulkner; Lisa M. Shank; Natasha A. Schvey; Lucy K. Loch; Hannah E. Haynes; Bess F. Bloomer; Nasreen A. Moursi; Syeda Fatima; Jennifer A. Te-Vazquez; Sheila M. Brady; Shanna B. Yang; Sara A. Turner; Marian Tanofsky-Kraff; Jack A. Yanovski

doi:10.3390/nu14194027

Nutrients (Sep 2022)

Heart Rate Variability and Laboratory-Based Loss-of-Control Eating in Children and Adolescents

Megan N. Parker,
Loie M. Faulkner,
Lisa M. Shank,
Natasha A. Schvey,
Lucy K. Loch,
Hannah E. Haynes,
Bess F. Bloomer,
Nasreen A. Moursi,
Syeda Fatima,
Jennifer A. Te-Vazquez,
Sheila M. Brady,
Shanna B. Yang,
Sara A. Turner,
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff,
Jack A. Yanovski

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Megan N. Parker: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Loie M. Faulkner: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Lisa M. Shank: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Natasha A. Schvey: Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Lucy K. Loch: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Hannah E. Haynes: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Bess F. Bloomer: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Nasreen A. Moursi: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Syeda Fatima: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Jennifer A. Te-Vazquez: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Sheila M. Brady: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Shanna B. Yang: Nutrition Department, NIH Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Sara A. Turner: Nutrition Department, NIH Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Jack A. Yanovski: Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 Center Drive, Room 1-3330, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14194027
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 19
p. 4027

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Among youth, greater heart rate (HR) and lesser HR variability (HRV) are precursors to loss-of-control (LOC) eating episodes in the natural environment. However, there are limited data examining whether pre-meal HR and HRV are associated with greater LOC-eating in the laboratory setting. We therefore examined temporal relationships between pre-meal HR, frequency- and time-based metrics of pre-meal HRV, perceived LOC-eating, and energy intake during a meal designed to simulate a LOC-eating episode. Among 209 participants (54.5% female, 12.58 ± 2.72 years, 0.52 ± 1.02 BMIz), 19 reported LOC-eating in the prior month. Perceived LOC-eating during the laboratory meal was not significantly linked to pre-meal HR (p = 0.37), but was positively related to pre-meal HRV (ps = 0.02–0.04). This finding was driven by youth with recent LOC-eating, as these associations were not significant when analyses were run only among participants without recent reported LOC-eating (p = 0.15–0.99). Pre-meal HR and HRV were not significantly related to total energy intake (ps = 0.27–0.81). Additional research is required to determine whether early-stage pediatric LOC-eating is preceded by a healthy pre-meal stress response. Longitudinal studies could help clarify whether this pattern becomes less functional over time among youth who develop recurrent LOC-eating episodes.

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ISSN: 2072-6643 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply
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