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The Relationship Between Hedonic Hunger and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

İlayda Ayyıldız(BİRUNİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, BESLENME VE DİYETETİK BÖLÜMÜ, BESLENME VE DİYETETİK PR. (TAM BURSLU))0009-0004-9230-1309
Mert Aşit(BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, BESLENME VE DİYETETİK BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0003-2040-6924
Başak Öney(BEZM-İ ÂLEM VAKIF ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, BESLENME VE DİYETETİK BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0003-2695-6978
Pages
438–447
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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Since hedonic hunger may worsen glycemic control due to strong cravings for foods high in fat and/or refined carbohydrates, reducing hedonic hunger may be beneficial in the control of diabetes and obesity.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Emotional hunger is defined as a sudden feeling of hunger in response to various emotions.
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Key Findings & Data:When neural and perceptual responses to delicious food from certain areas of the brain increase, it leads to obesity and maladaptive eating behavior (e.g. binge eating, unhealthy eating, eating without being hungry).
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Conclusion & Impact:Since hedonic hunger may worsen glycemic control due to strong cravings for foods high in fat and/or refined carbohydrates, reducing hedonic hunger may be beneficial in the control of diabetes and obesity.
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⚙️Variables:hedonik açlık · hedonik iştah · duygusal yeme

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Emotional hunger is defined as a sudden feeling of hunger in response to various emotions. It is an eating behavior that arises solely from the emotions people feel, not when it is time to eat, when they feel physically hungry, or when they show signs of physical hunger. Hedonic hunger is defined as the psychological symptoms that occur as the desire to reward oneself, the desire to eat and the pleasure of eating without physical hunger symptoms. When neural and perceptual responses to delicious food from certain areas of the brain increase, it leads to obesity and maladaptive eating behavior (e.g. binge eating, unhealthy eating, eating without being hungry). Hedonic hunger is therefore seen as the root cause of eating and weight problems. Hedonic hunger is recognized as an important factor in the rapid progression of obesity worldwide. There are multiple studies showing a significant relationship between obesity and hedonic hunger. Patients with type 2 diabetes often exhibit binge eating behavior because they feel a strong desire to eat even when they are not hungry, indicating that these patients have problems with food cravings and eating. Since hedonic hunger may worsen glycemic control due to strong cravings for foods high in fat and/or refined carbohydrates, reducing hedonic hunger may be beneficial in the control of diabetes and obesity.

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Duygusal açlık, çeşitli duygulara tepki olarak ani bir açlık hissi olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Yemek zamanı geldiğinde, fiziksel olarak aç hissettiğinde ya da fiziksel açlık belirtileri gösterdiğinde değil, insanların yalnızca hissettiği duygulardan kaynaklanan bir yeme davranışıdır. Fiziksel açlık belirtileri olmaksızın kişinin kendini ödüllendirme isteği, yemek yeme isteği ve yemek yeme zevki olarak ortaya çıkan psikolojik belirtiler hedonik açlık olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Beynin belirli bölgelerinden lezzetli yiyeceklere verilen sinirsel ve algısal tepkiler arttığında, beynin obeziteye ve uyumsuz yeme davranışına (örneğin tıkınırcasına yeme, sağlıksız beslenme, aç kalmadan yemek yeme) yol açar. Bu sebeple hedonik açlık, yeme ve kilo sorunlarının temel nedeni olarak görülüyor. Hedonik açlık, dünya çapında obezitenin hızla ilerlemesinde önemli bir faktör kabul edilmektedir. Obezite ile hedonik açlık arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu gösteren birden fazla araştırma bulunmaktadır. Tip 2 diyabetli hastaların, aç olmasalar bile yemek yemeye yönelik güçlü bir istek hissetmeleri nedeniyle sıklıkla tıkınırcasına yeme davranışı sergilemeleri, bu hastaların yemek isteme ve yeme konusunda sorun yaşadıklarını göstermektedir. Hedonik açlık, yüksek yağ ve/veya rafine karbonhidrat içeren gıdalara yönelik güçlü istek nedeniyle glisemik kontrolü kötüleştirebileceğinden, hedonik açlığın azaltılması diyabet ve obezitenin kontrolünde faydalı olabilir.

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Ayyıldız, İ., Aşit, M., Öney, B. (2025). The Relationship Between Hedonic Hunger and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Fenerbahçe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 438–447. https://doi.org/10.56061/fbujohs.1540296

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