Is Anger an Emotional State Related to Overweight and Obesity in Adult Women

Aim: To test whether the anger dimension of Food Craving Behavior (FCB) differs across WHO BMI categories in adult women (World Health Organiza- tion, 2000), and to summarize patterns for the remaining FCB dimensions and the global score. Design: Cross-sectional study of adult women (N = 217). BMI was classified per WHO criteria (World Health Organization, 2000) into normal weight (n = 97), overweight (n = 82), and obesity (n = 38). A validated multidimensional FCB questionnaire yielded a...