The Obesity Puzzle: Unraveling Nutrition Knowledge, Eating Behaviors, Thinness and Restricting Expectancy

This cross-sectional study examined the associations between nutritional knowledge, addiction-like eating behaviors, and expectations of thinness and dieting in overweight and obese women. The study was conducted between January and June 2024 and included 447 participants. It utilized the “Nutrition Knowledge Scale” (NKS), “Addiction-like Eating Behavior Scale” (ALEBS) and “Thinness and Restriction Expectation Inventory” (T-TREI). Results showed that obese women had significantly lower NKS scores, inversely correlated with body weight (-0.416, p