Editorial: Mindful and intuitive eating: insights and interventions

The way people eat is increasingly recognised as being just as important as what they eat. In recent 12 years, mindful and intuitive eating has emerged as an influential framework in nutrition, psychology, 13 and public health, reflecting a broader shift from narrow, nutrient-centred or weight-centred models of 14 eating behaviour towards a broader understanding of eating as something influenced by body, 15 emotions, and the social environment (1). In a context marked by rising rates of obesity, chronic 16 disease, psychological distress, and disordered eating, these frameworks offer valuable perspectives 17 for understanding not only what people eat, but also how, why, and under what circumstances eating 18 occurs (2-4). 19The contributions gathered in this Research Topic highlight both the diversity of this field and its 20 increasing conceptual and methodological maturity.